You Are the Problem. I Finally Accepted That.

R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness · Jul 16, 2026 · 5m

You Are the Problem. I Am Too.

This took me a long time to accept.

I look at the world and I see chaos.

Cruelty.

People hurting other people.

People who don’t care.

And I get angry.

Frustrated.

Discouraged.

I want to fix it.

I want to change it.

I want people to be kinder, more cooperative, more decent.

But here’s the hard truth I finally had to internalize:

Most of this is outside my control.

Some people are selfish.

Some people are mean.

Some people are calculated.

Some people don’t care about anyone but themselves.

That reality isn’t the problem.

My reaction to it is.

I can’t boil the…