Mateusz Stachowiak

Responsibility: The Word You’re Most Afraid Of

You sit in front of the screen at night. Another day, the same routine. A few hours at work, then some scrolling, something to eat, maybe a show. Somewhere along the way that strange feeling shows up again — that everything seems fine on the outside, yet inside you feel empty. You’re not satisfied, but you’re not doing anything to change it either. And then the excuses start: “It’s the stress,” “It’s the people,” “It’s the country,” “It’s the times. No. It’s you. Sounds harsh? It’s meant to. Because until you understand that no one is responsible for your life except you, you’ll keep spinning in the same loop: frustration, excuses, promises to change, frustration again. And deep down, you already know that. You’ve known it for a long time.