{"id":1105,"date":"2026-01-20T08:11:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taysidemarketingltd.com\/selfhelp\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2026-01-20T08:11:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:11:34","slug":"the-myth-of-self-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taysidemarketingltd.com\/selfhelp\/?p=1105","title":{"rendered":"The Myth of Self Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Scwsg9Ai3rg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To try everything Brilliant has to offer\u2014free\u2014for a full 30 days, visit https:\/\/brilliant.org\/Sisyphus55\/ . The first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant\u2019s annual premium subscription.<\/p>\n<p>This video was sponsored by &#8220;Brilliant&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NEW MERCH: https:\/\/sisyphus-55.creator-spring.com\/?<\/p>\n<p>PATREON: [https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/user?u=3261155](https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/user?u=3261155)<\/p>\n<p>Music and animation by Izaak Thomas:<br \/>\nSpotify &#8211; https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0XhXvJAwNL06iJqG4827uy<br \/>\nYouTube &#8211; https:\/\/youtube.com\/@IzaakThomasMusic?si=fpGCf1xL-bbwA9H4<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/izaakthomas.music?igsh=MWl2dzMyc3Z1Ynhrbw%3D%3D&amp;utm_source=qr<\/p>\n<p>TWITTER: [https:\/\/twitter.com\/5isyphus55](https:\/\/twitter.com\/5isyphus55)<\/p>\n<p>SOURCES<\/p>\n<p>Mate\u0301, G., &amp; Mate\u0301, D. (2022).\u00a0The myth of normal: trauma, illness, &amp; healing in a toxic culture\u00a0. Avery.<\/p>\n<p>Han, B.-C. (2015).\u00a0The Burnout Society\u00a0(1st ed.). Stanford University Press. 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