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I might be wrong but the thing being discussed in the post below is closely related to Existential therapy/psychotherapy which is "a style of therapy that places emphasis on the human condition as a whole. Existential psychotherapy uses a positive approach that applauds human capacities and aspirations while simultaneously acknowledging human limitations."
In my experience, it helps especially with controlling your emotions, being clear headed but not apathetic, and seemingly finding answers to questions that'd stump a lot of people (basically providing ways to a good mental model )
It is not always useful when you want to push ahead and go into productivity overdrive (since such methods are often unhealthy), and that deserves a separate post altogether (given how easy it is to procrastinate, it's needed lol). So it's not very useful for short term goals, but works well in the long term.
Plus it is entirely possible to avoid spirituality and any theism (it does refer to those since it makes use of a loose collection of ideas from various philosophers), so it usually is more palatable for everyone. You read books/articles/excerpts and talk to people, and watch your own behaviours mostly.
My favourite youtube channel on the subject and on philosophy and life in general, did a video on this. They research well and provide transcripts for videos, do check em out if you're interested.
Existential Psychotherapy: Death, Freedom, Isolation, Meaninglessness - YouTube
p.s. — It was this which made me give up eating sugar almost effortlessly, though I've had a sweet tooth since I was tiny.