Against personal development

“We are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to learn how to defecate mindfully. » The fashion for “personal development” is not going away. We are constantly being pressured to free ourselves from our limiting beliefs and acquire a “surplus of being” in order to become a better individual. Of course, one might think that these are only good intentions: who would refuse an improved version of themselves? But behind the sweet and harmless speeches, we are witnessing the rise of a political ideology. Because the form of well-being promised by personal development too often constitutes an exploitation of oneself by oneself... In this wonderful world, everything revolves around this axiom: where there is a will, there is a way. And if we can't, it's because we don't want it enough. The collective disappears from the screen to leave only individuals responsible for everything 100%: their destiny, their job, and even their health!It is this vast deception that Thierry Jobard is attacking here, with supporting evidence...