🦄 Startups & VC 7h ago · Christian Kelly

Psychology suggests people who consume self-improvement content obsessively without ever changing their lives aren’t lazy or lacking discipline, they’re getting the feeling of forward motion without the terror of actually becoming someone different, and the content is the coping mechanism, not the cure

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Psychology suggests people who consume self-improvement content obsessively without ever changing their lives aren’t lazy or lacking discipline, they’re getting the feeling of forward motion without the terror of actually becoming someone different, and the content is the coping mechanism, not the cure
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You know that friend who’s read every self-help book published since 2010? The one with the color-coded notes, the productivity apps, and the perfect morning routine they’ve been “starting tomorrow” for the past three years?
They’re not procrastinating. They’re not weak-willed. They’re doing exactly what they set out to do—feeling like they’re improving without actually having to change.
I stumbled upon this realization during my corporate years, w

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