The age-old conundrum of "people who seek self-improvement vs. people who need self-improvement" --- generally speaking, the people who are conscientious and unashamedly self-examining enough to actively seek ways to improve themselves do not really need to self-improve very much, whereas the people who truly do need to improve themselves will not admit that they even HAVE a self-inadequacy problem, and so they arrogantly/impatiently refuse to seek or accept help in improving their character or behavior (think, the infamous "getters gettin' got" conversation between Madea and Dr. Phil).
Client, to counsellor, at the outset of their weekly meeting: Breaker one-five for reality check --- come on back?
Counsellor, playing along: Yeah, go ahead, Breaker --- reading you wall-to-wall and treetop-tall.
Client: Thanks --- that's a big ten-four, good buddy. Well, I'm in the process of trying to improve myself, and so I thought I'd send a random shout-out over the waves to check my progress. I've been trying to be more sociable and patient and helpful to everyone, visualize things more from their perspective, and so on.
Counsellor: Well, eights and other good numbers to you on THAT one, good buddy --- that's certainly a positive start. Have you tried self-help books?
Client: Oh, a great BIG ten-four THERE, good buddy --- I've read at least a half-dozen of 'em cover-to-cover, and loved every page; the problem, though, is that I never seem to find any new ideas --- most everything in there is stuff I already know about and am actively practicing, so the books just reassuringly confirm the nature and wisdom of my efforts, not provide fresh perspectives for further improvement.
Counsellor: Ah... well, ten-four, good buddy --- I totally "get you" there... the old "self-help paradox", eh?? The only people who'll read those books are ones who don't need 'em!
Counsellor, playing along: Yeah, go ahead, Breaker --- reading you wall-to-wall and treetop-tall.
Client: Thanks --- that's a big ten-four, good buddy. Well, I'm in the process of trying to improve myself, and so I thought I'd send a random shout-out over the waves to check my progress. I've been trying to be more sociable and patient and helpful to everyone, visualize things more from their perspective, and so on.
Counsellor: Well, eights and other good numbers to you on THAT one, good buddy --- that's certainly a positive start. Have you tried self-help books?
Client: Oh, a great BIG ten-four THERE, good buddy --- I've read at least a half-dozen of 'em cover-to-cover, and loved every page; the problem, though, is that I never seem to find any new ideas --- most everything in there is stuff I already know about and am actively practicing, so the books just reassuringly confirm the nature and wisdom of my efforts, not provide fresh perspectives for further improvement.
Counsellor: Ah... well, ten-four, good buddy --- I totally "get you" there... the old "self-help paradox", eh?? The only people who'll read those books are ones who don't need 'em!
by QuacksO February 3, 2017
Get the self-help paradoxmug. a repeating loop where you get an idea, talk about it with friends, abandon the project, and then start a new idea
A: I'm gonna make a game!
(5 years later)
B: Hey what about that game you were talking about before?
A: Oh, I abandoned it 30 seconds after getting the idea.
B: You dirty slut, try not to follow the rules of the deserter paradox next time.
(5 years later)
B: Hey what about that game you were talking about before?
A: Oh, I abandoned it 30 seconds after getting the idea.
B: You dirty slut, try not to follow the rules of the deserter paradox next time.
by BingoIsaac April 7, 2023
Get the deserter paradoxmug. The Che Guevara Paradox is a phenomenon in which corporations (as well as individual's) claim to support the same ideologies of Che Guevara but in reality practice ideologies that are the opposite.
Person 1: it's always funny to see becky wear a Che Guevara Shirt dispite the fact that her family owns a diamond mine in africa.
Person 2: The Che Guevara Paradox continues...
Person 2: The Che Guevara Paradox continues...
by Dr. asdf September 2, 2025
Get the Che Guevara Paradoxmug. "That guy from our gym is so hot, but have you seen his wife? She looks like a bear with a mop for hair, no way can he be attracted to her."
"He suffers from the Beyonce paradox! Hes only with her because he desperately needs to look better than whoever he is with."
"He suffers from the Beyonce paradox! Hes only with her because he desperately needs to look better than whoever he is with."
by KJ BELAFONTE July 25, 2019
Get the The Beyonce Paradoxmug. When someone raises the car temperature to make it warm inside the car when it’s cold outside, even though you wore coyotes for the cold weather causing you to become hot very quickly
by BravoArmstrong December 3, 2020
Get the Car Climate Paradoxmug. Joydeep once said “ this dude gaslights you so much you don’t even know that he is gaslighting you, I call it the Dagi paradox ”
by Mr. deep December 26, 2023
Get the the Dagi paradoxmug. Person 1: Dude, how the hell did he get outta that bad hand?
Person 2: The Markiplier Paradox. He's somehow both bad and good at poker.
Person 2: The Markiplier Paradox. He's somehow both bad and good at poker.
by War zone boi January 27, 2024
Get the Markiplier Paradoxmug.