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Confidence vs Ego
- Confidence is based on what is real and it's earned. It does not alienate us from others.
- Ego is based on delusion and wishful thinking. It is artifice and makes us self-centered.
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The Essence of Creativity
It is a deep and continuous connection to the world around us. The Ego disconnects us from reality, stifling creativity.
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Trouble starts with Ego
It starts where our notion of ourselves and the world grows so strong that it begins to distort the reality which surrounds us.
The ego has then succeeded in completely separating us from the world.
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"One does not need to be an egotistical maniac to be successful.
This is one of the most misleading and destructive myths in all of Western culture."
RYAN HOLIDAY
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The Ego is confusing
The Ego is a confusing paradox. Many are in agreement that ego was bad, that it destroyed creativity and happiness, that they knew plenty of toxic egomaniacs who had wrecked themselves. But they still think Ego is important.
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