Imagine that people don’t actually need your help, even if it seems like they do.

Entertain the idea that, over hundreds of thousands of years of evolution, the human brain has become an expert problem solver, capable of handling most challenges on its own.

Try assuming that trial and error—getting things wrong until you figure them out—is actually the best way to learn and that, if someone intervenes too early and helps them figure it out, they miss out on the wisdom they would have gained.

Maybe, just maybe, letting people struggle emotionally is what's best for them in the long run.

I’m not saying you should be callous or leave them to suffer unnecessarily, but often, we intervene when the suffering has barely even started.

Now, ask yourself this powerful question. Just try to answer it honestly—no one’s watching, it’s just you alone: If I wasn’t interested in controlling people, dictating how others should live, avoiding uncomfortable emotions, trying to be seen as a good person, or judging people as too weak to handle life without me, how much would I actually help people?

To dive deeper into this topic, check out the original video here:

https://youtu.be/a8BmpPwiiv0

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