Your two points are really one point - the mistaken idea that one can &#x27;change the world&#x27; in a significant way if only he&#x2F;she works hard.<p>That&#x27;s a tough idea to shake when people connect their self esteem and meaning in life to it.<p>The solution is to re-discover what you want your life to be about and then get to it. People usually either figure it out somewhat by the time they&#x27;re 30 or they get burdened by self-imposed obligations to a point where they give up trying and just go with the flow.<p>So really, a temporary hurdle in the scheme of things :)