The Twelve Levers for a better life (with Jeremy Stevenson)

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Why is so much self-help useless, and why is some of it genuinely life-changing? What separates a powerful psychological technique from vague advice? Why is “love yourself” often less useful than a concrete sequence of actions? How can insight into the causes of suffering become a path to change rather than just an explanation? When does understanding the past help, and when does it distract from the controllable patterns happening now? Why can a simple realization about approval-seeking, avoidance, or fear reorganize a person’s life? What does exposure therapy reveal about the ga...