Tapestry

Chaos and Charisma

Has self-improvement advice gone too far? Writers Tim Harford and Colin Drury sure think so.
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It can be tempting, near the beginning of a new year, to be lulled into a sense of false insecurity. You're bombarded with advice: "Organize your inbox. Clean up your workspace. Improve your posture. Start networking." To that, our guests Tim Harford and Colin Drury say, 'Enough already!'