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Dropped $75 on a "life changing" journaling course from an ad, and the quote that got me was free
I kept seeing this ad for a journaling course that promised to fix my mornings, and it cost me $75, which is real money when you run your own cleaning business and pay for your own supplies. The whole thing was 14 videos of a guy telling me to copy famous quotes into a notebook and sit with them, which is exactly what this community does for free every single day. The one part that actually helped was a line from a Mary Oliver poem about paying attention, and I could have found that at the library in ten minutes. Six months later I still write one quote a week on an index card by my coffee maker, and that habit has done more for me than all 14 videos combined. So no, I don't think you need to pay anyone to learn how to sit with a sentence, and I'll say that even if it's not the popular take here. What's the best quote you ever got for free, and where did you run into it?
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wren_wilson9310d ago
Dropping $75 on a course you could have skipped stings, sure, but calling it some big lesson feels like a stretch. Late night ads sell hope, and you bought a little of it, which is pretty normal. Most people find out the free stuff works after they pay for the paid stuff, so you're in good company. Paying attention to your mornings with an index card is a solid habit, but tons of people figure that out without losing any money. It's a decent story about wasting a few bucks, not a warning sign about the whole idea.
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