I kind of think that a lot of these insights are either pretty flawed[0], or are only achieved at after a lot of mental struggle. I had a deep depression in my

I kind of think that a lot of these insights are either pretty flawed[0], or are only achieved at after a lot of mental struggle. I had a deep depression in my teens after logically deducing that there was no point to our existence as a species, nor as individuals. At the same time, telling me that "We, as a species, just are. Don’t try to figure it all out. Enjoy your journey." wouldn't have helped a single bit because I wasn't in a state of mind that would allow me to accept that information. [0]: "Don’t Complain" is actually stupid advice. If you're in a group of people and you see something wrong, you have two options: 1) Continue being unhappy. 2) Speaking out about it (i.e. complaining). Other people might have the same concerns, and you might actually spark something off that helps people to change it. Either that or you have learned that you will always be unhappy in that group, and it is worthy to change it. In addition, complaining itself can be extremely cathartic, and can help that spark that enables you to think through problems and flaws. "Don’t Care About What People Think" -- my criticism of this is divided into two points: 1) If you care about what people think, you are not in a position to readily accept this information, thus this advice is pretty worthless. 2) There are some circumstances where caring what someone thinks allows you to improve yourself. Of course, "Don't care about what most people think unless they happen to give very good advice or have 10x more experience than you at the task you're attempting" isn't as memorable as the soundbite that they bulletpointed. Point (1) also applies to "Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable". "Take More Risks" -- "Risk" can be divided into three categories. "Physical risk", "Financial risk", "Mental risk". I assume that they don't mean "That car's going slowly, you can make it if you run", and I also assume that they don't mean "Pour all of your life savings into this quack's venture". Although the "Don't be such a wimp" part makes me question this assumption.