Hey there,

The latest episode of Solved just dropped: Self-Help, Solved​

The self-improvement industry is worth tens of billions of dollars. It's also full of garbage.

In this episode, Drew and I did something a little different. Instead of focusing on one topic, we went through 19 of the most popular self-improvement techniques out there—cold plunges, power posing, positive affirmations, willpower, gratitude journaling, crystal healing, and more—and ranked them from most effective to complete waste of time, based on what the actual research says.

Some of the results will surprise you. A handful of things people swear by turned out to have almost no evidence behind them. And a few techniques that seem embarrassingly simple? Turns out they work better than almost anything else.

If you've ever wondered whether the stuff you're doing is actually working, this one's for you.

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Hope you enjoy the episode.

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Mark