Why Can’t I Let People Dislike Me?

R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness · Jul 25, 2026 · 8m

Just stop caring.

I think one of the biggest lessons I have ever learned, and I continue to learn, is how to become a better teacher and educator so that other people can do amazing things in their lives. I have thought tremendous a lot about this. I care too much. I care what people think of me. I care about their success. I care about whether the material is actually being learned. I care about the world. I care about just a lot of things. But after 20 years of experience, I have learned that the most effective thing, compared to any other thing I have tried, is just not caring. I know that…