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by maxxxxx 2687 days ago
The self help industry often makes the promise that if you follow their recipes then success is guaranteed. I think a lot of people have bought into that. So it’s a little uncomfortable to think that even after following all the steps success is not guaranteed.

Sports is a little more realistic in that sense. I don’t think anyone believes that if you do exactly what Tom Brady did you will win the Super Bowl.

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Oh yeah, and they can always hide behind the "if it doesn't work for you, you must've done something wrong / not followed the plan".