(And sometimes hearing them [anecdotes] counts as evidence against the phenomenon!)
Indeed. Careful reading is required when investigating any kind of “folklore”, as occasionally self-help authors provide anecdotes that (in the details) provide a very different picture of what is happening than what the author is saying is the point or moral of that anecdote.
(And sometimes hearing them counts as evidence against the phenomenon!)
Indeed. Careful reading is required when investigating any kind of “folklore”, as occasionally self-help authors provide anecdotes that (in the details) provide a very different picture of what is happening than what the author is saying is the point or moral of that anecdote.