Recently, there have been many stories circulating about people getting majorly burned after being provoked by others

“That guy is at fault, I can’t forgive the provoker.”

“Don’t talk about personal responsibility.”

“Even though many people were harmed, it’s wrong to end with a single remark of personal responsibility.”

“Investing is based on personal responsibility as a given, but irresponsible hype and buy-ins—some people may believe that information and leverage it.”

First, current situation analysis

Legally, as long as it does not constitute fraud or market manipulation, criminal liability cannot be pursued

Some people fight over civil damages, but winning is extremely difficult

Even if you say “that provoker is at fault,” you cannot attribute blame to the other party; it becomes your own responsibility, your own fault, personal responsibility

I understand the feeling of anger and thinking “that’s wrong,” and there are various opinions and debates on whether personal responsibility is right or wrong, but for now let’s set that aside and consider practical matters

Personal responsibility is a fact (whether right or wrong is a separate issue), so in other words, it’s the rule of this world, and at present we have no choice but to accept it—this is the reality

Shouting that it’s strange or wrong, resenting it, or complaining won’t change anything

Then, is it okay to say, “Given the current reality, is it acceptable to continue being deceived?” — not at all

You cannot change the other person (the provoker, the deceiver), but you can change yourself

By changing yourself, you can stop being deceived, so that is an efficient and rational solution

This is not limited to markets; it applies to all of life: “Stop blaming someone or something. Take responsibility for yourself, consider yourself the cause, and by changing yourself, you can reduce unpleasant events and being deceived, and improve your life”

Canadian psychiatrist Eric Berne

“The past and others cannot be changed. What you can change is yourself and the future.”

“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey

The Principle of Personal Responsibility

If you think the problem is outside of yourself, that very belief is the problem.

“Introduction to Adlerian Psychology” by Isao Kishimi

When you view it as a matter of how you live your life, Adlerian psychology is very strict, one must say.

Historically and presently, the idea that everything is someone else’s fault has not been readily accepted, I think.

If you feel you have no room to act, all that remains is to wait with your hands tied in front of adversity

But it’s not like that; you create your life, and when you realize you are the protagonist of your life, you learn that you must move yourself

“The World’s Richest 58 Habits Known Only by Butlers” by Naotaka Arai, President of Japan Butler & Concierge

I have met many great fortunes, and I have never seen them complain or gripe

They think, “Maybe someone suspicious is approaching because I am vulnerable,” or “The reason a new venture isn’t going well is because I wasn’t perceptive enough.”

They never shift the blame to someone else.

They reflect on their own actions and judgments to find the cause.

Regardless of what problem arises, treat the outcome as something you caused, so you do not engage in fruitless regret or complaint.

Complaining is the same as telling yourself off.

Living your life proactivelyis what this means, doesn’t it?

“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey

“Habit 1: Take responsibility for your life.”

Human beings are inherently proactive.

Therefore, whether you make conscious or unconscious choices, if your life has been controlled by conditioning or surrounding circumstances (your unhappiness is someone else’s fault, the environment’s fault), that is simply the result of surrendering control to those things

If you abandon responsibility for your life, you become reactive.

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