Acharya Prashant addresses the issue of being unable to make one's own decisions and consequently being heavily dependent on others. He states that this is a universal problem. The core of his explanation is that as long as you feel the need to make decisions, you will inevitably have to be dependent on others. The very act of making a decision implies that there are multiple options, and you are unable to discern which one is appropriate for you, leading to a state of being stuck. He then delves into the nature of the decision-maker, which is the mind. This mind, which you call "your mind," is actually a product of the past and the influences of others—society, family, education, media, and so on. Therefore, when the mind makes a decision, it is not truly your decision but a decision made by the crowd of influences within you. The illusion is believing that "I" am making the decision, when in reality, it is the conditioned mind, which is a collection of external and past influences, that is deciding. The speaker asserts that in what you call "my mind," there is nothing of "me"; it is filled only with the influences of others and the past. Acharya Prashant explains that the mind is essentially time and space. Time refers to the past, and space refers to other people and external ideas. The mind either repeats its own past or borrows from others in the present. When this conditioned mind makes a decision, it is actually others who are deciding through you. The delusion is to stand up with pride and say, "This is my decision," when it is not yours to begin with. He suggests that instead of trying to make better decisions, one should end the need for decision-making itself. Where decision ends, dependence also ends. The way to end decision-making is to live in the moment, to be fully present without the mind—the bundle of past and others' influences—interfering. In such a state, there is neither a decision nor a decision-maker; there is only you, and action happens spontaneously.