Do Nice Guys Really Finish Last. I'm Tim Harford, host of the Cautionary Tales

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So if you're at all like me you've probably spent some time mindlessly reading self-help articles online.

I'm talking about the ones that have titles like,

unlock your potential, elevate your mindset.

They'll have a spiritual bent to them, the art of manifestation, five

ancient wisdom techniques for modern living. Hey, that sounds pretty good.

There's so much spirituality on the internet, and some of it can be really helpful.

Like, yes, life is about learning to dance and the rain.

But a lot of what you see online, it just starts to blur together.

Reposting a truism is just not the same as having a deep

fulfilling specific experience, like talking to one of your best friends

about a secret you've been keeping for so long.

Still, with fewer people than ever going to church or

going to temple, this cookie cutter internet spirituality, which one Buddhist

teacher has called Mick Mindfulness,

sometimes it feels like it is the dominant religion

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