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Tedcore: the self-help books that have changed the way we live, speak and think

Bestsellers like Atlas of the Heart and Atomic Habits use feel-good philosophy to turn our anxieties into our identity

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These books peddle feel-good Marvel movie versions of philosophy that don’t challenge our conceptions, but validate our feelings, often backing up their circular logic with dubious “research” and “experts”. They cajole and condescend, opening neural pathways that lead directly to the author’s paywalled Substack.
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