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5 Mind-Blowing, Life-Changing, Bits of Self-Help Wisdom You Won’t Find on Medium
Let’s find inspiration from some of the greatest humans in history, instead of genuflecting at the feet of bloggers
Disclaimer: sorry for the ridiculous clickbait headline, but this article was inspired by a ridiculous clickbait headline.
Have you ever laughed at something a friend said in jest only to realize later the joke contained wisdom?
As the self-proclaimed resident quasi-pseudo-Buddhist expert in these parts, I’ve written many times to correct errors in popular self-help articles. You know, like pointing out that the Laws of Attraction don’t get a seat at the same dinner table with evolution, gravity, and relativity.
Today, instead, let us honor Medium’s one and only self-proclaimed Tribune, my good friend Gutbloom, who wrote a post that contained the following passage:
I haven’t even devoted enough thought to the topic to make a listicle, but by saying, “Why YOU should be watching the NBA,” I move this common dreck into the realm of self-help, life-hacks, and advice. The headline…
