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    Want A New You For The New Year? These Books Might Actually Help

    Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer live by a new self-help book for each episode of their podcast By the Book, so they're experts on which ones might really help us keep our New Year's resolutions.
    by Ari Shapiro Jan 08, 2018 3 minutes
    Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer of the podcast, "By The Book," share self-help secrets from books they've lived.

    It's the second week of 2018, and if you are still resolved to improve your life in this new year, Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer may be able to help. They host a podcast called By The Book, and for each episode, they choose one self-help book and live by its rules for a couple of weeks. So they're well-equipped to tell us which of these books has actually improved their lives — and which ones to avoid.

    On Greenberg's recommendation, The Life-Changing Magic Of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

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