Ego Check
2 episodes tagged "Ego Check".
Why Do We Make Excuses When We Fail?
🎯 Why You Set Yourself Up to Fail (And How to Stop) 🎯 Ever stay up all night before a big test on purpose just so you could blame your failure on being tired — and not on being “dumb”? Yeah… been there, done that. It’s called self-handicapping, and it’s your ego’s sneaky little defense mechanism. 👉 “I didn’t fail because I’m not smart. I was just tired.” Sound familiar? This twisted form of self-sabotage gives you a safety net for your pride… but here’s the punch to the gut: 🧠 A 2020 study in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making found that this ego-protection trick destroys your performance, ruins relationships, and wrecks your mental health. So next time you create an excuse to fail — procrastinating, picking fights, blowing off opportunities — just know: It’s not bad luck. It’s YOU setting landmines in your own life. But the good news? You can stop. Start owning it, drop the excuses, and give yourself a real shot at success. Let’s get out of our own damn way.
Did My Ego Stop Me From Making a Friend?
🧠 Friendship Check-Up: Are They Defending You When You're Not Around? | Sober Psychology Short Let’s get real — if your “friends” are adding fuel to the fire when your name comes up and you’re not in the room, they’re not your friends. That’s your reality check today. I used to write people off based on qualities that annoyed me — until I realized they annoyed me because they mirrored me. That’s called ego, my friend. And ego will rob you of real connection. Here’s the raw truth: The people you want around you? They don’t just show up when it’s convenient. They defend you when it’s not. They’ve got your back in silence and in storms. ✅ Do your friends stand up for you when you’re not there? ✅ Or are they letting your name get dragged just to fit in? If it’s the latter… it’s time for a friendship audit. Growth means being willing to admit when you’ve judged people unfairly — and when you’ve let the wrong ones stay too long. Because a real one? They’ll back you in a fight you never even knew you were in.