Why my ‘self-help journey’ drove me to rage
The public wants to be told that nothing is their fault: that the answer is not self-improvement, but world-help.
Like all good citizens of capitalism, I hate myself. Self-hatred keeps the economy running: where would the skincare, pharmaceutical, fitness and dieting industries be without it? To be a good little worker, we must constantly assess ourselves, and we must constantly fall short. And we must, of course, do something about it.
The delights of masochistic self-assessment are all the sweeter in January. After the indulgence of Christmas, there’s so much more of you to assess.
The Telegraph London
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