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"Sometimes I wonder if our obsession with doing something ourselves, working on, or making something of ourselves, is a way of avoiding having to admit that our reliance on others is not only there and very real, but quite necessary. It seems to me that self-help books miss this key part of being human, and tend to guide you towards focusing more on yourself as an individual, as opposed to your bonds with others." - nail on the head. The industry is saturated with narcissists bastardising spiritual practices to feed and justify self obsession while twisting aspects of ancient philosophies ("all experience is internal" / "it's not what happens to us but how we respond to it that determines our wellbeing") to excuse them of any hurt or harm they might cause others. I guess it should be no surprise that any industry with the word "self" in it would attract such characters...

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