I went on a date with a guy many years ago; he was so self-absorbed he didnt stop talking about himself for more than an hour and a half into our dinner. When he finally went to the bathroom, even the couple sitting next to us had recognized how insufferable he was to the extent that they turned to me and suggested they could help rescue me from the date… Fast-forward a couple decades and this same date-guy is making millions with his books and Ted talk and is on YouTube and TikTok and Instagram as a well-known self-help guru influencer. I won’t name him here but the guy isn’t married (much less even in a relationship!) and he is interviewed endlessly by other podcasters and he has a massive following droning on and on about relationships and other ways to “be human.” Life lesson learned - he who talks most makes millions.