{"id":177004,"date":"2025-06-12T00:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T00:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/177004\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T00:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T00:15:13","slug":"diddy-is-reading-self-help-books-during-sex-abuse-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/177004\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy is Reading Self-Help Books During Sex Abuse Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ea08d091c2120ce3e4bf9bb7d37f935da0-diddy-6-11-2025-blog.rhorizontal.w700.jpg\" class=\"lede-image\" data-content-img=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>\n                  Illustration: Jane Rosenberg\/REUTERS\n              <\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph_prologue text-centered\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmbsd53nh00120ifjbrkrcc10@published\" data-word-count=\"35\">For weekly updates on all the most pivotal and dramatic moments from Diddy\u2019s trial, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/diddy-trial-newsletter-announcement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up for our newsletter: <strong>Court Appearances: United States v. Diddy<\/strong><\/a>, and check out the rest of our trial coverage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/tags\/diddy-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmbsd53nh00140ifj8pmtjk2j@published\" data-word-count=\"125\">Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs appears to be working on himself when he\u2019s not sitting through testimony in his Manhattan federal court sex-trafficking trial \u2014 with self-help books. Diddy was spotted with a book with an orange cover in court on June 10; a source told Vulture the book is called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Claude-M-Bristol\/e\/B001KD4QOM\/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1?tag=vulture-20&amp;ascsubtag=__vu0611aam__cmbsd53lf000k0ifjg3m544sd__________________\" rel=\"sponsored,nofollow noopener\" data-track-type=\"product-link\" target=\"_blank\">The Magic of Believing<\/a>. The book is about exactly what it sounds like. The author, Claude M. Bristol, apparently instructs people how to \u201charness the unlimited power of the subconscious mind and make your dreams come true \u2026 Protect your thoughts and turn them into achievements \u2026 Use \u2018the law of suggestion\u2019 to step up your effectiveness in everything you do \u2026 apply the power of your imagination to overcome obstacles \u2026 and much more!\u201d Okay!<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmbsf9qo7001i3b772e5q8yxw@published\" data-word-count=\"206\">Diddy just finished reading The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines Into Massive Success and Happiness, the same source said. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Slight-Edge-Turning-Disciplines-Happiness\/dp\/1626340463?tag=vulture-20&amp;ascsubtag=__vu0611aam__cmbsd53lf000k0ifjg3m544sd__________________\" rel=\"sponsored,nofollow noopener\" data-track-type=\"product-link\" target=\"_blank\">description<\/a> for Jeff Olson\u2019s book is similarly upbeat. \u201dThe Slight Edge is a way of thinking, a way of processing information that enables you to make the daily choices that will lead you to the success and happiness you desire.\u201d The pitch is that in reading this book, you too can \u201clearn why some people make dream after dream come true, while others just continue dreaming and spend their lives building dreams for someone else.\u201d Lest anyone think it\u2019s just another, you know, book like this, \u201cit\u2019s not just another self-help motivation tool of methods you must learn in order to travel the path to success. It shows you how to create powerful results from the simple daily activities of your life, by using tools that are already within you.\u201d Noted! There\u2019s mention of the \u201csecret to happiness\u201d and a \u201cripple effect,\u201d but the gist seems to be: Success stems from attitude. It\u2019s unclear just how much these books could help someone who is on trial for alleged sex-trafficking, but the grind-set mindset has no limits. Diddy has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.<\/p>\n<p>          Sign up for Court Appearances: United States v. 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