Writing things down and thinking them over before acting on them, isn't bullshit. There's other decent advice in the article. I think your review of the article

Writing things down and thinking them over before acting on them, isn't bullshit. There's other decent advice in the article. I think your review of the article is overly negative. Perhaps these techniques come naturally to some people, and others need to learn it by instruction? I'm in the latter camp. I often need to think about how I sound and make sure I don't come across as too negative.