the general problem i have with advice of the form “do this different thing” is that it consistently fails to respect the reasons why people are not already doing the different thing
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repeating advice like “exercise more” this without engaging with the existing texture of a person’s reasons for not exercising can end up just reinforcing guilt and shame, which is the opposite of helpful
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anyway everyone should read Unlocking the Emotional Brain, and by everyone i mean people who know that they have patterns of behavior that were locked in by past emotional experiences and want a framework for understanding how various therapies unlock them 
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Everyone should read Unlocking the Emotional Brain* *Unless you already have heard of it and considered it and have a reason for not reading it
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I know I should read that book but I have all these reasons why I haven’t you see...
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as the prophecy foretold
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I hope you don't get this a lot, but Kinda relatedhttps://slatestarcodex.com/2013/06/09/all-debates-are-bravery-debates/ …
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