Re:10k hours rule to master anything. Could I switch career ...
by Retric on Friday October 07, 2022 @03:10PM
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I can’t tell if that was supposed to be a parody or not.
Which is kind of my point. Some material may be better than placebo, but when we are talking about self help as an industry you need to consider the impact of everything from Scientology to actually lethal practices like Breatharianism. The trends within the industry seem to focus on what’s useful as a business rather than what’s helpful to it’s customers. So yes some people are helped, but some people are also financially ruined or even killed.
It’s not that everyone is trying to scam others, just that the same kind of forces that cause clickbait still apply and impact what’s popular.
Which is kind of my point. Some material may be better than placebo, but when we are talking about self help as an industry you need to consider the impact of everything from Scientology to actually lethal practices like Breatharianism. The trends within the industry seem to focus on what’s useful as a business rather than what’s helpful to it’s customers. So yes some people are helped, but some people are also financially ruined or even killed.
It’s not that everyone is trying to scam others, just that the same kind of forces that cause clickbait still apply and impact what’s popular.