6/16/2025

You’re Drowning in Solutions

Every morning, your socials explodes with “life-changing” advice:

• “I lost 57lbs because of Keto!”
• “Read 12 self-help books a year!”
• “The best way to build passive income”

Lord have mercy…

By 9 AM, you’re already overwhelmed. Conflicted. Paralyzed by choice.

Here’s the brutal truth: You’re drowning in advice, but starving for answers that actually work for YOU.

The Conflicting Experts Problem

Every field has someone screaming they have THE answer.

Keto vs. Mediterranean diet. Cold showers vs. hot baths. Hustle culture vs. work-life balance.

Want to prove your point? There’s a study for that. Want to disprove it? There’s another study for that too.

The result? You’re stuck in analysis paralysis while “experts” profit from your confusion.

The “They’re All Right” Argument

Here’s the plot twist that changed everything for me:

They’re ALL right.

Sounds crazy? Here’s why it’s true:

• Keto guy lost 50 pounds → It worked for him
• Meditation guru credits it for her success → It worked for her
• That LinkedIn hustle bro built a 7-figure business → It worked for him

The problem isn’t that the advice is wrong. The problem is you’re trying to be everyone else instead of figuring out what works for YOU.

I learned this the hard way when I became that guy with strong opinions…

This Still Makes Me Cringe

10 years ago, I was that guy.

You know the type. The one who finds something that works and becomes insufferably evangelical about it.

I was so convinced carbs were evil that I told my med school friend:

Fruit.

Oyyy that hurts to admit.

Here’s what happened: Keto worked for me, so obviously it was the answer for everyone, right?

Wrong.

I’d fallen for the Golden Ticket fallacy - thinking my solution was THE solution.

Sound familiar?

The Self-Scientist Discovery

That embarrassing moment changed everything.

Instead of seeking THE answer, I started experimenting:

Morning routines. Different diets. Even how I drank my coffee.

But here’s what I was really doing: Paying attention.

To my energy. My mood. My focus patterns.

Some days I tracked everything in spreadsheets. Other days I just wrote “felt good today” in my notes.

The breakthrough? I discovered that tons of things work.

The question isn’t “what works?” - they ALL work.

The question is: “What works for me AND fits my actual life?”

Simplicity > Perfection

Let me put this in perspective with an extreme hypothetical example.

Option 1: I could tell you that the secret to living to 150 years old is only eating lettuce.

Would you do it?

Aint a shot in hell I’m doing that.

But it’s the answer we are all looking for!

Sorry but… who cares? It’s not practical.

It’s not the effect that is an issue, it’s the practicality.

It may work for some, but not all (raising my hand).

In contrast…

Option 2: What if I told you that people who take a 10 minute walk after dinner tend to live longer, healthier lives with a life expectancy of 12 years more than the average.

(although a good idea - this is not factual so don’t quote me on that)

Uhhhh, sign me up for that.

It’s not the lazy choice, it’s the practical one.

It’s understanding that you can make a habit of that.

And who knows, maybe after creating this habit you feel more comfortable taking the next step up.

So while you feel overwhelmed with the amount of health and passive income advice, remember this.

The best advice isn’t the most effective advice. It’s the most practical advice.

This is why you need to become your own self-scientist.

Because what works isn’t just about results - it’s about what you’ll actually stick with.

Your Turn to Experiment

Stop asking “What should I do?”

Start asking “What happens if I try this?”

Your homework this week: Pick one piece of advice that’s been sitting in your mental bookmark folder.

Try it for 7 days. Track how you feel.

You’re not looking for life-changing results. You’re looking for data.

Because here’s what I’ve learned: Your discoveries belong to you. You don’t need to preach them or defend them.

You just need to collect them.

One experiment at a time.

Until next week,

Dallen “Self-Scientist” Reber

P.S. What’s one experiment you’ve been putting off? Hit reply and tell me - I read every email and often share the best responses in future newsletters.

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