“Jenny was born deaf. Yet Jenny is now the top flute player in the state of Delaware. Luckily Jenny is a fucking genius and utilized Social Learning Theory to empathize with her audience and train herself through social feedback. Jenny doesn’t know what music is, but she can sure perform it. Go Jenny!”

Who cares?

Really.

If self development is primarily an emotional process (and, *drumroll* it is!) then why are we not emotionally moved by the bulk of self development literature out there? Most of it panders to our superficial desires (be beautiful, make money, everyone likes you!) by offering up examples of random people winning a series of small, empty victories.

The Beautiful Agony of Writing