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How Self Improvement Is Actually A Trap | The Deep

September 10, 2026·19 min
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An army of optimization influencers, from Huberman and Clavicular to Bryan Johnson, promised to help us look better, feel better, perform better, and maybe even “not die.” Millions bought in. Now some are having second thoughts. Erika digs into the rise of optimization culture, why it became so addictive, and what all that optimizing is actually for.Watch The Deep on Zeale: https://zeale.co/podcasts/the-deep

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