about this paper

chaff & wheat. today reads the manuals, the quote cards and the manifestos of modern self-improvement, and reports what is left standing after the conditions are named. Every dispatch takes one claim, traces where it came from, and separates the part that survives contact with ordinary life from the part that only worked for the person selling it.

The paper is small and hand-made. There is no wire service and no sponsored placement. Each story is set the same way: a headline, a short deck, the argument, and the residue — the sentence worth keeping.

Where to start

Read the long-form critique, The Problem with Self-Help Culture, or browse every dispatch. The full archive is also published as an RSS feed.