A big ego likes momentary pleasures
Let me share an example:
You just changed your job and are part of a new team. After a few days, you do something that looks like a good approach based on your previous experience, but an older colleague reproaches you for being wrong. How would you respond?
If you have a big ego, it would be hard not to respond back, because a big ego is already used to constant bumps of confidence and this seems like the perfect situation to take one, right?
Let's examine the consequences now. How do you think you are going to be favored on the long therm? I have the answer: by not favoring the ego!
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