What’s The Excuse Iv’e Heard Lately

Many people make excuses, and some of them are justified, like a sudden illness. But I think people use excuses as a defense mechanism to protect their ego, avoid negative consequences, or even shift blame. It helps people feel right and shields them from feelings of shame.

I would rather someone tell me they don’t want to do something than making us excuses.

There is actually a psychologist behind excuse giving. These are:

Ego protection: Excuses safeguard a person’s self-image by making failure feel like the fault of circumstance rather than a flaw.

Displacement of responsibility: Many people externalized blame onto time constraints, other people, or unexpected events to avoid criticism.

Avoidance of change: It often signals a fear of the unknown or a lack of motivation to put in the required effort.

When someone asks us, “Do you want…” most excuses over explain why they don’t want to. Just saying “I can’t or “I don’t want to” is sufficient. I would rather get a simple reason than them telling me making excuses, or saying yes and then not doing it at all.