It makes sense to apply the same principles that have been so successful in dealing with self-destructive habits when creating your own self-guided community for personal growth.
此句的结构是it makes sense to+动宾短语+非限定性定语从句+时间状语从句,表达的意思是”做…是明智的(合情合理的)”,可以用于总结前文的论点并提出建议.
The trick is to listen to their critiques, and that's not always easy to do.
此句是告诉大家应该怎样面对建议.句式”the trick is to…(可采取…的诀窍/方法)用来提出建议或者解决的方法.类似的提出建议的句式还有:it’s better to…和the key lies in…等.