the self-improvement spiral in 12 steps:
- realize theres a problem
- ignore the problem
- problem becomes un-ignorable
- find a tool to fix it
- feel 80% better
- over-optimize and obsess over 20%
- feel worse than before
- ditch the tool
- feel free again
- slowly backslide because problem no longer exists
- end up back where you started
- realize there's a problem
the cure becomes the disease if you stare too hard at the chart.