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> Cheap self-help porn targeted at overachievers That does somewhat sum up things. For me, many of these self-help things are there to self-help the author mo
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> Cheap self-help porn targeted at overachievers
That does somewhat sum up things. For me, many of these self-help things are there to self-help the author more than anybody else.
But the whole aspect of boredom leading into depression is not wrong, when we keep raising the bar for what we define of happiness, we only increase the scope of what is boredom and deny our brains it's dopamine hits. Over time, we start to redefine ourselves and the long roads of self loathing and useless start to divide the mind down paths that serve no useful destination.
For me, redefining happiness and finding enjoyment in the small things in life works better than any single bit of advice I would give a younger self of mine. Others will have their own ways, but everybody is different. Advise, however great is like a pair of shoes - one size does not fit all perfectly.