Why self improvement is ruining your life

Description babble (aka, pleading to the algorithm gods):This video is about self improvement, self development, self help, and why all of that can be a good or a bad thing depending on your outlook. It can either ruin your life, or make it worth living. I'm Joey Schweitzer, this is Better Ideas, and I don't know what else to say... Somebody post a meme to the subreddit because it's dying.

[betterideas]

Take a shot every time I say "self improvement"

[AnwarSadath]

Spend 20 percent of your time learning and 80 percent practicing what you learn. That's the way to go.

[michaelrosen]

The irony is that this video is actually a self improvement video.

[friedrichs.]

Self improvement is never making your Life worse but you have to take action. Thats what it is all about.

[edgardanishh]

Summary: Preparation, planning and learning is key, but don’t overdo it. Take action, you are running out of time!

[staycold]

„WHY EVERYTHING IS RUINING YOUR LIFE?” This should be the ultimate video

[soonny]

It's like reading a cookbook but never actually cooking. haha

[kifayatullah]

Why I wouldn’t have thought about this dark side of obsessive self improvement.
Thank you for sharing this hidden perspective.

[---GOD---]

IMO, self improvement means growing as a human both mentally and emotionally.
It's about learning to deal with the ups and downs of life and being content with your own life.
It's about seeing where you're lacking, finding solutions to it, making those changes, and building good habits.
You don't need to be the best at everything. It could be as simple as drinking more water and making it a part of your daily routine.
You have to accept the problem, find a solution, and just start. Be persistent and watch the results over time.

[chocolatymilk]

moral of the story: just go out and live, don't over obsess with improving your life without living it.

[millionaire-millennial]

Better to hack and slash through life with a dull sword than sit inside with a sharp one. I really like that. 🗡

[makurei]

"Like what else you gonna do? Get worse?"

Exactly what I've been doing for 2 years now.

[miguelbaez-montano]

you’ve elaborated a solution for an obsession that’s bombarding. I’ve never realized the amount of time I’d lose if I kept going like this. Thank you.

[Nazrininator]

A more appropriate title would be this: Why the obsession of self-improvement is ruining your life

[navaneethgopal]

Last week I ran my first 5k without stopping and all the time I could hear the voice in my head saying that I can do it. Forwago, thank you so much for everything!!

[altamuramarc]

in short: self improvement is only best suited for those who take ACTION

[declandaveywork-lifebalanc]

Agreed... Self-improvement can turn into self-sabotage when taken to extremes.

[ArcasDevlin]

This is why every time I watch one of these videos, I pedal my stationary bike at the same time. I'm in bad shape, and watching the videos gives me ideas, but ideas are nothing without action... so I make certain to be doing something and not just watching.

[michaelnolan]

The knight and sword metaphor is SPOT ON!! Love it!!

[wyattthacker]

At that point it isn't self-improvement that's damaging you, it's acknowledging self-improvement without executing it that does damage