Uncommonly Remarkable

When Self-Help Stops Working

April 20, 2026·5 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Send us Fan Mail Most people assume that if something works, they should keep doing it. And for a while, that’s true. Routines, habits, and structure can help you manage stress and bring things back under control. But there’s a point where those same approaches stop producing the same result—and most people don’t recognize it when that happens. Instead, they try to do it better. More consistency. More discipline. More control. In this episode, I walk through why that instinct can start to wor...

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