How to Quiet Your Ego
Using first-order principles rather than tips, tricks, and hacks to achieve maximum results.
Captains of industry and tycoons tell us a strong ego is needed to endure the difficulties inherent in getting ahead in the world. In comparison, eastern philosophies say the ego leads to suffering, and it should be suppressed or even eliminated. So which is it? Should you build a strong ego or work to eliminate your ego?
Fortunately, science has an answer to that question. To get the best results in life, you want a healthy ego, but you also want to quiet that ego so you can hear the voices of those around you.
Read more about the science behind a quiet ego.
How to Quiet Your Ego
The question then becomes, how do you quiet your ego without suffocating it? A quick search of the internet brings up all the usual tips, tricks, and life-hacks; journaling, meditating, practicing gratitude, forgiving others, spending quiet time in nature, etc. But the reality is, these are all just tools. To get the maximum results, you need to dig down past the life-hacks and get to the first-order principle to achieve significant and lasting change.
Most of the advice you see is tools. They are like a hammer; a means to achieve a…
