Most People Are Narcissists… Count the Squares

“I looked carefully.”
“You must be wrong.”
“I know what I saw.”

Quiz Game in C – GeeksforGeeks

The puzzle becomes less about counting squares and more about protecting the ego.
Layers Beyond the Surface

If you take a second look at the blocks, you may notice that the arrangement creates overlapping perspectives. Some squares are visible from the top. Others appear on the front. Depending on the angle, you might count different totals.

Life works the same way.

We see situations from our own angle and assume that’s the full picture. We count what’s obvious to us. But someone standing at a different perspective may see more — or less.

The true lesson isn’t about how many squares exist. It’s about how willing we are to reconsider our initial answer.

Are Most People Narcissists?
The headline is intentionally provocative. Not everyone is a narcissist in the clinical sense. However, many of us have moments when we prioritize our perspective above others. We rush to conclusions. We defend our views. We resist being corrected.

The colorful blocks in the image represent more than geometry. They represent complexity. Every square depends on how you look at it.

The question isn’t just “How many squares are there?”

The deeper question is:

Are you willing to count again?

Because growth begins when we pause, look closer, and admit we might not have seen everything the first time.

Sometimes, the real test isn’t intelligence.

It’s humility.

And that may be the most important square of all.

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