6 ways people that point the finger enjoy less life satisfaction.

After five years of creating content on LinkedIn I have observed some interesting trends.

When I first began sharing videos and writing articles less than 1% of LinkedIn users were creating content, and much of it was original material.?

At that time, most people were spectators using the site as a resource for employment opportunities. Many were uncertain of how to leverage LinkedIn to elevate awareness for their business or personal brand.

My videos would often go viral, and my articles got tremendous traction.

Suddenly, videos and articles fell out of fashion as other forms of content gained popularity to encourage more participation from people that weren’t actively involved in daily consumption or content creation.

LinkedIn reached out and offered me the opportunity to test their newsletter format as a reward for consistently contributing original articles on the platform.

Then videos started to enjoy a subtle resurgence, only to drop dramatically again as visibility declined and standing out became more challenging.

Now the number of people sharing content has increased dramatically.?Many argue the quality of content has diminished as viral videos get recycled ad nauseam and people compete for attention by using the same methods employed on other social media platforms.

Regardless of your opinion about the caliber of content, times have changed and lamenting about these modifications is an effort in futility.

I truly enjoy my LinkedIn community, and most people are incredibly supportive. Unlike other social platforms where the audience can be very critical, the audience here is kind, supportive and professional.

Of course, there’s some exceptions.?But overall, it’s been a wonderful experience and I embrace the changes because it keeps me motivated to be creative, original, and consistent.

One thing that has emerged because of all these changes is?the "LinkedIn enforcers" that patrol the platform looking for violators who infringe on their strict code of conduct predicated on personal preferences.

These people pounce on anyone that makes a mistake or quickly illuminate any indiscretion that contradicts their perception of professional decorum.

Coaches, consultants, "leadership experts" who exercise no compassion, grace, or forgiveness.?Their behavior is punitive and illustrates their lack of expertise in managing human fallibility.

These people are “know it all’s” and self-proclaimed authorities in their area of sagacity.?They love to "point the finger" at anyone that triggers their fragile insecurities.

They can’t resist demonstrating their “expertise” and delight in elucidating people’s deficiencies.

They often involve themselves in skirmishes that could easily be avoided, but they can't resist offering their infinite wisdom to illuminate human imperfection.

I understand there’s plenty of people who share their enthusiasm for belittling others.?People with deep emotional scars love to cancel, convict, and castigate anyone that provokes their sensitivities.

These people lack genuine wisdom, confidence and self-control which makes it difficult to conceal their ulterior motivation.

They love to point out other people’s faults and ironically they suffer the most.

These people lack emotional intelligence, self-awareness, self-esteem, self-confidence and have low consciousness.?Their moral compass is defective despite their public attempts to irradiate their virtue.

Their behavior leads to depression, limited happiness, negative energy, and compromised life satisfaction.

So how can we prevent falling into the trap of being overly judgmental and resist the temptation to point out other people’s shortcomings to attract the attention our ego craves.

6 ways people that point the finger enjoy less life satisfaction:

Insecurities

Despite their bravado and boisterous attempts to convince everyone of their brilliance and absolute certainty in their rendition of reality, these people are insecure, and those wounds are profound.?Most of these people don’t even realize their toxic behavior because they haven’t done the work of unraveling their insecurities.?Many of these people avoid responsibility and have trouble apologizing when they’ve inflicted harm on someone.????

Past demons

Like so many unhealthy behaviors, their origin is in the past.?For people that point the finger, many of them have unresolved childhood trauma.?It’s often a well-intended parent that was overly judgmental or hyper critical.?When people don’t reconcile with the past their ugly history always rears its head.?People that are punitive and vengeful often have a trouble past of unpleasant authority figures that pointed out their faults.

The illusion

People that point the finger love to offer their fragile ego a temporary boost by belittling others.?It creates the illusion of superiority that culminates in a subsequent crash.?Many of these people thrive on gossip and third-party conversations.?They always target people that crush their dreams and live the life they wish they had.?They are average minds that discuss other people and profess to be above the destructive behavior they regularly exhibit. ?

Sad clown

What these people don’t realize, their jealous, envious, contemptuous behavior results in increased depression and prolonged low moods.?These people are prone to depression and often wrestle with mental health problems.?They are wonderful actors, but their public performances reveal a sinister side that is evident to the emotionally astute individual.?In the process of pointing out other people’s problems, they devalue themselves and drift away from gratitude and drift in the direction of destructive social comparisons.?

Poor health

The ultimate consequence of being overly critical and constantly pointing the finger.?These people suffer health ramifications.?Living in a state of constant agitation promotes undesirable health problems that can impact our immune system.?Once we start dabbling in diminishing our immune systems efficiency, complications arise that can be catastrophic. ??

Curiosity killer

Because these people live in echo chambers that enshrine absolute truth and obstruct alternative viewpoints, they define the world in black or white.?Harsh judgment results in leveraging labels to identify their adversaries.?This proclivity shuts down curiosity and results in lack of imagination and creativity.?Many of these people do “ok” in life, but they never flourish personally, professionally, physically, or mentally.????

Sum it up.???????

How else do people that always point the finger struggle to find life satisfaction.?Share your thoughts in the comments section and please like and share this article. I love learning from you as well.

About Steve:

Steve Wohlenhaus is CEO of Weatherology, the leading company in the world at disseminating audio weather information.??Steve began his career as a major market television weather anchor in Minneapolis, where he received several Emmy Awards for science programming.?Steve is an author and host of the podcast program Anatomy of Success.?Reach out and connect with me on LinkedIn.?Learn more about my work and grab the free Weatherology mobile app by clicking any picture in this article!