Blame feels good because it makes it someone else’s job. That’s also why nothing changes.

Blame delivers relief, and relief is why it is so popular. The moment the fault belongs to someone else, your part is finished, which feels like resolution but is really a handover to a person who is not going to act. The problem stays exactly where it was and your energy went into paperwork.

When something goes wrong this week, find the smallest piece that is yours and start there, even if it is genuinely not mostly yours. Not as a sacrifice. It is simply the only piece you have any control over.