Action isn’t just the effect of motivation; it’s also the cause of it. - Mark Manson

For individuals to feel justified in doing horrible things to other people, they must feel an unwavering certainty in their own righteousness, in their own beliefs and deservedness. Racists do racist things because they’re certain about their genetic superiority. Religious fanatics blow themselves up and murder dozens of people because they’re certain of their place in heaven as martyrs.

Don’t hope for a life without problems,

People don’t fear change. They fear loss.

The loss of comfort. The loss of certainty. The loss of who they thought they were.