The surprising pitfall to an excellent life
One of the trapdoors to mediocrity is criticizing other people.
If we want to bring our energy down, we should criticize others. If we want to elevate our vitality and keep our momentum and clarity, we should take all of the energy we expend on seeing how other people could be better and refocus it on making ourselves better.
Avoid the trapdoor of thinking the answer is in fixing someone else. Elevate your life by taking responsibility for your growth only.