Why self improvement is ruining your life
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Published 2020-08-28
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Description babble (aka, pleading to the algorithm gods):This video is about self improvement, self development, self help, and why all of that can be a good or a bad thing depending on your outlook. It can either ruin your life, or make it worth living. I'm Joey Schweitzer, this is Better Ideas, and I don't know what else to say... Somebody post a meme to the subreddit because it's dying.
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All Comments (21)
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Take a shot every time I say "self improvement"
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The irony is that this video is actually a self improvement video.
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Spend 20 percent of your time learning and 80 percent practicing what you learn. That's the way to go.
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Self improvement is never making your Life worse but you have to take action. Thats what it is all about.
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Summary: Preparation, planning and learning is key, but don’t overdo it. Take action, you are running out of time!
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moral of the story: just go out and live, don't over obsess with improving your life without living it.
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„WHY EVERYTHING IS RUINING YOUR LIFE?” This should be the ultimate video
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"Like what else you gonna do? Get worse?" Exactly what I've been doing for 2 years now.
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IMO, self improvement means growing as a human both mentally and emotionally. It's about learning to deal with the ups and downs of life and being content with your own life. It's about seeing where you're lacking, finding solutions to it, making those changes, and building good habits. You don't need to be the best at everything. It could be as simple as drinking more water and making it a part of your daily routine. You have to accept the problem, find a solution, and just start. Be persistent and watch the results over time.
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Better to hack and slash through life with a dull sword than sit inside with a sharp one. I really like that. 🗡
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It's like reading a cookbook but never actually cooking. haha
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Why I wouldn’t have thought about this dark side of obsessive self improvement. Thank you for sharing this hidden perspective.
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A noble pursuit: Do more. Say less.
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A more appropriate title would be this: Why the obsession of self-improvement is ruining your life
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The knight and sword metaphor is SPOT ON!! Love it!!
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The reason that people don’t “improve” while consuming self improvement content is when they don’t apply their knowledge. Instead of applying a video to become more social, they just watch another video. That’s when self improvement becomes counterproductive.
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At that point it isn't self-improvement that's damaging you, it's acknowledging self-improvement without executing it that does damage
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I hate the fact that "self improvement" has become a cult of people that endorse toxic positivity. Working on yourself is amazing. Pretending that everything is possible is not!
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Single handedly the most inspirational thing I’ve seen this year. Many thanks broski
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Last week I ran my first 5k without stopping and all the time I could hear the voice in my head saying that I can do it. Forwago, thank you so much for everything!!
