Acharya Prashant explains that advising others is often a way to boost one's own ego and avoid self-reflection. By focusing on the problems of others, the mind finds a convenient excuse not to look at its own condition or face the truth of its own life. He points out that most people who are eager to help others have not yet helped themselves or found light in their own lives. This desire to be a 'helper' creates a dangerous dependency where the helper actually needs people to remain miserable and helpless so that their own sense of importance is maintained. If people became self-reliant and independent, the helper's utility and ego would vanish.