This chapter explores the concept of insecure people attracting each other in relationships and includes a reference to the movie 'The Room'. It also discusses the contrasting ideas of being afraid to improve oneself and trying too hard to improve.
What do you do when trying to improve your life makes you feel worse? What if trying to be better comes across as ‘try-hard’? What if setting more goals is just your way of avoiding your own bullshit?
This is the topic of discussion in today’s episode, “The Self-Improvement Paradox”—or in other words, why sometimes trying to be better makes you feel worse. It turns out improving yourself is nuanced and complicated.
Who would have thought?
Check it out.