It's like you took everything I had to say about self-help articles and made it into a beautiful, coherent piece. :) Yes, writers don't follow every piece of advice they write about, but the moment they're writing it, they truly believe in it. No one can push out 1500+ words if they aren't truly convinced by the idea/concept. :)

PS: I recently finished "Anxious People" and wow, that book is everything. <3