Self-help is one of the best-selling categories of books, and for good reason: they add value to readers’ lives. In a world obsessed with productivity, efficiency, and growth, books that help us achieve these things are hot commodities. These books do things like help us manage our time better, increase our earning potential, and achieve happier, healthier lives.

These books are numerous—anyone with a platform seems to be publishing a self-help book these days. This makes choosing the right ones a challenge. With so many being published each year, how can you choose where to invest your precious time? How can you separate the great authors from the stinkers and charlatans?

Well, fear not, because you’re about to read up on the best. These are the self-help books that promise to tackle the most vexing problems of our busy, modern lives, and that are written by experts who know their respective fields like no one else. Just as importantly, these are authors who know how to convey their complex knowledge in an entertaining and easy-to-understand way.

So to help guide you through a year of personal growth, let’s take a look at 6 upcoming self-help books that you don’t want to miss.