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I’m not going to defend the self-help industry, but your dismissal made me think of how Craig Ferguson described bad rehabs VS good rehabs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZVWIELHQQY

Yes, of course you need to put in work to enact change. The bigger the change, the more work you need to put in.

That desire for a quick and easy solution to hard problems is exactly what lead to the proliferation of scams.

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Craig Ferguson is magnetic isn't he? Great monologue.

I think with ai, when you get feedback, you are putting in a form of work though. You're practicing recall of previous concepts and having them reinforced while you can get on a narrower and narrower path of what worked and what didn't.

Granted, I have no clue whether this is better than other forms of doing the work like going to a support group or filling out worksheets and journaling, but I do think it is beneficial.

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