Your Next Big Breakthroughš¼š¼

By Mark Manson Every week, I hit you with three interesting ideas about the human mind, life, the world, and burritos. This week, weāre covering 1) the concept of ābreakthroughsā in self-help and why theyāre not that helpful, 2) whether a āgrowth mindsetā exists or not, and 3) the inherent pain of human advancement. OK, letās get into it. 1. Your next big breakthrough is already here - If you watch a lot of movies, then youāre familiar with the trope where the main character screws up, screws up, screws up, then 90 minutes into the film is like, āOMG! Iām totally different now!ā Famous blockbusters like Star Wars and The Matrix turn on these epiphanic endings. And pretty much every rom-com ever involves one or both people having the āI changed!ā moment towards the end⦠you know, right before they live happily ever after. But, as you (hopefully) know, movies are not reality. Life doesnāt work this way. This desire for epi...