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Averages 5 posts/day, top 50% activity. Most active Mondays around 7 AM UTC. Mostly image posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
5 32%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
34 36%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
2 43%
Activity Rank #23,154 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 50%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#23,154 4,411
Top 50%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
26%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
78%

r/selfimprovement_books Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015050100150200Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Medium (86 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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23%
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 47%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 31
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.1K

r/selfimprovement_books Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

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Mon 7 AM
Tue 9 AM
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r/selfimprovement_books Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

This subreddit doesn't use post flairs.

No flaired posts were found in this month's data.

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

52%image posts

r/selfimprovement_books Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
book
23 (13.8%)
141
taught
22 (13.2%)
1194
self
19 (11.4%)
100
life
16 (9.6%)
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every
15 (9.0%)
673
habits
14 (8.4%)
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actually
11 (6.6%)
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people
11 (6.6%)
1586
read
11 (6.6%)
271
everything
10 (6.0%)
323

r/selfimprovement_books Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be42
youtube.com41

r/selfimprovement_books Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Ikigai taught me that the longest-living people on Earth don't have morning routines, productivity systems, or goals. They have something better.

1.1K upvotes 44 comments image Aug 26

10% Happier by Dan Harris taught me that meditation isn't what I thought it was, and the guy who figured that out did it by having a panic attack on live television.

401 upvotes 9 comments image Aug 24

Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse is 100 pages long and split every decision I make into two categories that changed how I see my career, my relationships, and my entire life.

215 upvotes 10 comments image Aug 21

The Creative Act by Rick Rubin isn't about music or art. It's the most honest book about how to live I've read in years.

201 upvotes 8 comments image Aug 7

Breath by James Nestor taught me that the way I've been breathing my entire life is wrong and fixing it changed my sleep, my focus, and my anxiety in two weeks.

185 upvotes 10 comments image Aug 5

Games People Play by Eric Berne revealed the hidden scripts running underneath every conversation I have and now I can't stop seeing them.

183 upvotes 6 comments image Aug 20

Letters from a Stoic by Seneca is 2,000 years old and solved my anxiety, my people-pleasing, and my fear of death in 65 short letters.

179 upvotes 7 comments image Aug 17

The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins sounds like the dumbest self-help concept ever invented and it's the only one I still use every single day.

157 upvotes 7 comments image Aug 10

Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach asked me one question that exposed the war I've been fighting against myself for as long as I can remember.

145 upvotes 2 comments image Aug 26

The Elephant in the Brain by Robin Hanson revealed that the real reason behind almost everything I do is one I'd never admit out loud.

137 upvotes 22 comments image Aug 31

r/selfimprovement_books Audience Overlap

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r/selfimprovement_books FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/selfimprovement_books?

Based on posting volume, r/selfimprovement_books is most active on Mondays around 7 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/selfimprovement_books?

r/selfimprovement_books averages 5 posts per day and ranks in the top 50% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/selfimprovement_books get?

Posts on r/selfimprovement_books average about 34 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/selfimprovement_books get most?

On r/selfimprovement_books, posts are a mix of formats, mostly image posts