My honest thoughts on the self-improvement industry

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17:28 Breaking Self-Improvement from Business Advice
18:23 Problem 5
19:52 Finding God
20:28 What Self-Improvement Gets Right – And How You Use It
22:52 Closing Thoughts -- Your Next Move

In this video, I want to open up about some thoughts I've been having regarding the self-improvement industry. I think we've lost the plot a bit. When I say self-improvement, I'm including spirituality, pop psychology, and productivity habits—basically, anything that's consumed with the intention of feeling different.

This video isn't made with the goal of racking up views for the algorithm. Instead, I hope it truly helps and impacts a few of you and maybe even saves you years of heading in the wrong direction, potentially spiraling, and perhaps it changes your perspective on a few things.

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