Is it Cope or Dope test

[mogtivism]

When receiving advice, from this forum or outside it, it is important to know if the advice you’re getting is cope or if it will tangibly help you. Ask yourself these questions:

1. Does this advice change my physical reality?


• Example: losing fat, building muscle, fixing skin, jaw surgery → YES.


• “Meditate on acceptance,” “forgiving women,” “blame elites” → NO.


2. If Chad did this, would it matter?


• If Chad meditated, still Chad. If Chad stopped meditating, still Chad.


• But if Chad lost all his muscle and gained 50 lbs fat? Game over.


3. Would it still help if I was invisible?


• Rhinoplasty, Gym, LL → yes, tangible improvements.


• Politics, conspiracies, “mindset shifts” → useless if no one sees you.


4. Does this give me more options or fewer?


• Gym, skincare, socialmaxxing, partying → more doors open.


• Obsessing over conspiracy videos or monk-mode hermiting → doors slam shut.


5. Is this actionable within 24 hours?


• “Track 1800 calories today.” → Yes.


• “Heal trauma through 6 months of journaling.” → Cope.


If advice fails 2 or more of these, it’s just cope.

 

[jallrd]

Meditating and reflecting on your life for even just 15 minutes a day is wonderful and has helped me with my mental health issues significantly. Just because something doesn’t fit this test doesn’t necessarily constitute it as unworthy advice