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The problem is not with self improvement, the issue is with the societal values that people are measuring themselves against. As you point out, the grind set is many peoples attempt at self improvement, but those people are optimising themselves to fulfil societies value that more money=better person, it's the nature of capitalism that only a minority of people can achieve this goal, hence the high number of people getting burnt out trying. If we held values like having a strong happy community in equally high regard, then everyone can achieve that and people wouldn't burn out trying to achieve it.
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There are two thoughts of self improvement in my opinion:
âI am not my best self. I have been feeding my greatest insecurities and fears. I need to be better, for myselfâ and âEveryone else is pulling ahead of me in life. Iâve done nothing, I am worthless. I need to improve at something to stay in the running with everyone elseâ
I think the former is healthy. Making yourself better for yourself is a project you should work on your whole life. The latter is insecurity incarnate and is a standard youâll never meet. Self improvement is either a lifestyle or an addiction.
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'Never be satisfied' is a bad mantra. It's the mantra of the seller, of the marketer, of the advertiser. Too many people have bought what they are selling. 'Be content and humble' is considered a death sentence to most people as it is a death sentence to the seller, the marketer, the advertiser. They would themselves be bought by their own money to be owned by the seller, the marketer, the advertiser.
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I met a friend that completely changed my view of the world
he is a simple guy, he likes food and anime so he does exacly that, no more no less, he is content with his imperfect life.
I like food and anime but i wanted more and stopped doing the things i like, i was sad with my supposed "perfect" life
I learned to accept and become myself
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Sisyphus made me realise something with the 'Myth of Normal' concept, that many people including myself are guilty of 'focusing on ourselves' or chasing goals to avoid real connection with ourselves and others and it can get especially toxic when people take on the mentality that they don't need others or that they're too busy being productive. Which only makes us all the more isolated and more focused on our goals, also makes self-improvement feel quite unfulfilling. I'm not saying that you need people to validate your actions or their permission to do what you want, that's something you give yourself, but you do need help from people other than yourself. People should make connection a goal, because that will literally fuel all aspects of your life, as you'll have circle of support, directly or indirectly also makes the whole self-improvement fun, you get to share your journey and join others' journies which is beautiful to experience and not many peole do. We're all responsible in reaching out and have choice but its not easy and you're definetly not alone.
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As someone in my middle 20s and building my career I think about that a lot. I know this will get drowned in the sea of comments, but here are my thoughts about it.
I'm unfortunately trapped in this burn out cycle, and I do realize that I'm self exploiting myself. However, I feel that this is the necessary path in today society. I want to stop improving myself and just stabilize, but I have people that rely on me financially. I'm not from a wealthy background so I need to keep working to provide safety for those that I love.
I have a clear goal that I want to reach that I defined years ago. I always keep in mind that right now I am self destructive, so that when this goal is reached I will stop. Some people might think that once a reach this objective I might just set higher goals and maintain the cycle. That is something that I fear as well. So I always try to foster this fear.
The problem is not wanting to climb the stairs, unfortunately for those from a poor background this is a necessity, and I recognize that I will destroy pieces of myself in the process. The real problem is to know when to stop climbing.
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Im so happy the other side of self improvement is quickly spreading through social media... We rapidly became obsesed with bettering ourselves, with hating our own weakness and fragility... Human, all too human... But we also had the capacity to see this, the futility of making ourselves "worth it", realizing our worth lies within us, and that without seeing this, no self improvement could help
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The problem with societies of any kind, whether they be more libertarianistic or totalitarianistic, collectivistic or individualistic, etc., is that societies make demands of those who live within them. One cannot exist in a society without meeting its demands. Without those demands, I might be able to argue that the idea of a society couldn't exist.
So the freeest of people (and yes, "freeest" evidently is in fact a word) are technically hermits, or anyone who deliberately puts great distance between themselves and society in general. However, one could argue that this itself is, in many ways, a prison. Because if you have needs that society can provide for, whether they be physical needs or emotional, then you yourself would be shielding yourself from having your needs met in what many would consider to be convenient ways.
In the end, I think Søren Kierkegaard thought it best: "Do it, or don't do it-- You will regret both." The only freedom we truly get in life is in the choosing of what imprisons us, and choosing our own regrets, as I believe Christopher Hitchens once said.
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