&gt; but you are still responsible for other people.<p>I couldn&#x27;t disagree with this any more. I&#x27;ve spent years and years of my life trying to be responsible for other people, trying to make their lives the way I thought they &#x27;should&#x27; be -- helping people find jobs, encouraging them to do x&#x2F;y&#x2F;z. I&#x27;d come into people&#x27;s lives and it&#x27;d be like I walked into an old house: &quot;Let&#x27;s just fix this here, and that there, and pretty soon you&#x27;ll be so much better than you were before.&quot;<p>What an utter waste of time for both parties. Turns out I don&#x27;t know anything about what&#x27;s best for other people, and hardly what&#x27;s best for myself. My life has been much less stressful since accepting that. I&#x27;ll gladly lend a hand to a friend who asks for it -- but the &#x27;responsible for other people&#x27; phase of my life is over.