Rick seems to have a typical behavior reflecting a “fixed mindset”. This concept is described on the famous book from the psychologist Carol Dweck. He seemed to search for validation all that time. Since the failure would be an atemporal sign that he was not good, he denied the errors. Thankfully, according to the research, eveybody can change from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset. We all have some quantum of Rick inside us. I am reading this on a Monday. This is a good text to start the week and reflect about my behavior at my workplace.