: Re: How to write a guide based on personal experiences without sounding as if I'm bragging? Specifically, I'm thinking to write a generic financial guide based on my own experiences. Personal finance,

I've read a number of such books recently, and I think there are two things that make the difference for me as a reader:

1: Focus on the material, not on yourself.
2: Make sure the advice is good.

If I read a book where the author focuses on him or herself and personal experiences, but doesn't offer much generalizable guidance, I experience it as a vanity project. On the other hand, if the book has a lot of practical, usable advice, and mentions the author's own experiences exclusively when they are of direct value to the reader, then I don't experience it as bragging at all.

tl;dr If you have to constantly remind the reader of your qualifications, you're probably doing it wrong.

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