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the perils of excessive self-help consumption

art by dall-e Many of us spend our entire day feeling mildly disgruntled and out of place, and this leads to a desperation for some Idea out there (a meditation practice, a supplement, a new habit) that if you just started doing it, all your misery would end. It doesn’t help that a lot of content on the internet makes the implicit promise that “if you listen to me, I am going to save you.” Sometimes it's a literal promise made by the author (e.g. This Book Will Change Your Life), but more often it’s a mix of implicit gestures from the author and a projection by your distraction-addicted…

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