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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Sophie Quick

Hustling is out, healing is in: what I learned following 400 online gurus

The illustration shows a women popping out gesturing to followers.
‘I am much stupider now than I was when I started this journey,’ writes author Sophie Quick. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty images

Some years ago, I started writing a novel. The novel satirises the world of executive coaching and, as part of my research, I began to follow some coaches and motivational speakers online.

It started with corporate leadership coaches preaching banal management advice. But it slid quickly into chaos as I surrendered – with dreadful compulsion – to the algorithm.

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