>>88388165I think self-improvement is fine in theory, but the fact of the matter is that a lot of people go into it with a horribly misguided mindset (usually one focused on trying to impress others rather than doing it for their own sake, or simply with a lack of knowledge of what they're trying to do), focus on trying to abolish symptoms of their issues rather than the root cause, force themselves to go through months or years of misery for the sake of achieving those goals quickly, and then ultimately end up either no better or even worse off than when they started. I hate to use the term toxic positivity, but I think it's a good way of describing how badly this kind of thing can go wrong. It ultimately doesn't matter how much hard work you put in, how positive your attitude is or how much others cheer you on, if it's not put towards the right thing it'll be no actual help to you at all.
