{"id":1332,"date":"2026-03-16T07:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taysidemarketingltd.com\/selfhelp\/?p=1332"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:17:46","slug":"the-self-improvement-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taysidemarketingltd.com\/selfhelp\/?p=1332","title":{"rendered":"The Self-Improvement Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TANEzcjNDvc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Watch Part 2: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=swOqwhcEtDc<\/p>\n<p>The obsession with self-improvement isn\u2019t just a personal journey \u2014 it\u2019s a consequence of the economic system we live under: Neoliberalism. <\/p>\n<p>From hustle culture to self-help podcasts \u2014 I break down how market-fundamentalist thinking has infiltrated not only our institutions, but our minds. This mindset shift hasn\u2019t just shaped our economy and our sense of self \u2014 it has helped today\u2019s billionaires build their empires, while the rest of us compete just to keep up. Along the way, I\u2019ll introduce key figures behind this ideology, like Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, and economist Milton Friedman.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/181elh6tOgYXiXRrACKlXjs3xB8SpVkuVjwmT8x6j_HI\/edit?tab=t.0<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to subscribe so you don\u2019t miss Part 2 of this series, where we\u2019ll look at how neoliberal think tanks rose to power \u2014 and how their propaganda reshaped society.<\/p>\n<p>Also if you\u2019d like to support my work: <\/p>\n<p>Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/AnnaBocca<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/annabocca_\/<\/p>\n<p>Timestamps: <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n02:26 The political and economic theory behind Neoliberalism<br \/>\n04:00 Milton Friedman: Human motivation is based on greed<br \/>\n06:35 Neoliberal Ideology &amp; the Nobel Prize<br \/>\n08:16 Wealth Inequality as a consequence of Neoliberalism<br \/>\n09:26 The political landscape that gave rise to Neoliberalism: Thatcher and Reagan<br \/>\n12:30 Neoliberalism &amp; Self-Improvement: The economisation of life<br \/>\n15:47 Neoliberalism &amp; Loneliness<br \/>\n17:14 The Entrepreneur of the Self &amp; Self-Commodification<br \/>\n19:35 Conclusion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch Part 2: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=swOqwhcEtDc The obsession with self-improvement isn\u2019t just a personal journey \u2014 it\u2019s a consequence of the economic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - 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