A Quantitative Approach to Self-Help
Us math geeks are a bit ahead of the curve. We're not your average Joes. The other side of the story is that we are not as odd as it seems. At certain intervals we can be just as chaotic as the aggregate. Maybe if we changed the initial conditions, we'd be better circumscribed. I can only infer this to be the case. We have no way of testing this hypothesis in our own lives. Unfortunately some are born as the halves and some as the half nots.
We can apply a new calculus to our lives and learn to live more optimally. We can't change the initial conditions but there are certain variables we can control in the present. We wind up in an infinite loop sometimes but by using a different logic than in the past we can reach escape velocity. Sometimes we have to use brute force to find the answer. Just stick to your objective, don't get lost on a tangent, keep the momentum up every day, and change your own trajectory in life. It's as easy as 1, 2, 3 if only we stop compounding our own problems and start supplementing the positive outcomes.
I can't count the times I've wished for a greater degree of freedom in my life. The continuous effort will pay off in large sums. Eventually we start to converge to the desired result. I guess this is the quantitative approach to self-help. It's a numbers game. Roll the dice enough times and eventually you will get straight 6's. There's no magic formula, only consistency and rigor and don't underestimate your own greatness.
And most importantly, it's not a zero sum game, so it will eventually work out for us in the long run!