the purpose of a self help book and a self help guru is to create more self that needs help 5-step this 10-step that breathe in breathe out morning routine evening routine nightly routine meditate be mindful be present daily to do weekly to do monthly to do build habits positive thinking negative thinking quarterly plan yearly plan five year plan plan this practice that all books all podcasts all interviews all discourses are filled with answers advices suggestions practices habits methods tips tricks hacks if these really worked there would just be one book just one podcast just one interview just one discourse telling us what to do there wouldn't be a new book a new philosophy a new way to look at what plagues us every second ultimately it is up to the human to realise they have been practicing all their life where has all this practice led them to except more practice?