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Betterment Burnout: 5 Simple And Helpful Strategies That Handle It
Ever since I embarked on my self-help journey in high school, one thing I can confidently say is I’ve been avoiding betterment burnout. Even though I have nothing mind-blowing or awesome to show for it, my growth has been small but consistent year after year.
With no sign of slowing down.
It’s something I’m proud of, as I’m well aware of what the self-help industry tends to do when it comes to the topic of improving oneself. You have the Tony Robbins, Rhonda Byrne’s, Tai Lopez’s, and Jordan Peterson’s of the world all riling people up in their own way. Carefully articulating their words to steer people towards a particular conclusion.
All the while maybe feeling excited about what you could be doing.
If not that, then it’s pressure from inside. The desire to have glowing hair and skin without blemishes, weighing less, being more outgoing, happier, and more confident. The list goes on and on.
At the end of the day, traditional self-help is far more likely to lead to betterment burnout than it is to be genuinely helpful. It can manipulate us into caring about things we don’t truly care much about. It can make a trivial problem in our lives a much bigger issue that we feel the need to address.
