QC

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

it can be helpful if it’s a genuinely new possibility people haven’t heard of, but e.g. most people already “know” they “should” eat healthier, exercise more, etc. but they aren’t for actual good reasons, even if they don’t know what those reasons are

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