how to tone down my ego?

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As some of the people stated on here that " there will always be someone smarter than you!" I remember this every time I get good grades. I had a 99/100 on my last virology exam and this was the highest score in the class. However, I never once looked down on any of my classmates. All the people who got As and Bs in that class worked hard to get them and I myself "worked hard" and especially "worked smart" to get my grade. There maybe a day when someone surpasses me because I slacked off and of course there will be people who will break me in two when it comes to other subjects. This is why no matter what my grade is I always look for ways to improve myself (even if it is a perfect!).
 
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qwe7791 said:
My grades had not always been the best my freshman or sophomore year. However, I began getting mostly B+ and A's during junior year. The problem is that I have developed an ego as well. To those people who I don't like, I just ignore them when I see them because I am smarter than them. To those who don't know me, I hope they will see what a smart student I am. I don't think this is necessarily the healthiest way of life. Have you guys been in this type of situation and how did you eventually overcome it? I want to be that student who is both smart AND approachable/kind, but it seems being a pre-med/ previously terrible student has caused me to develop such behaviors toward people. Any advice would help. Thanks!
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How to tone down your ego? Stop making posts like this ....

Honestly, try to get a job as a bus boy, cook, foodrunner, caterer etc. Your ego will immediately go away because you'll realize besides helping you get into med school and making your diploma look nice, your GPA don't mean ****.
 
Freesia88 said:
Looking at the mass of people below you, and then at the mass of people ahead of you is a good way to keep you in your place.

Mmmm!!! What's for lunch? I just had a PBJ with OJ. Nom nom nom!
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I had chicken and rice and dew.


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YOU ARE COMPLAINING BECAUSE OF AN EGO, BECAUSE YOU FEEL SUPERIOR TO EVERYONE ELSE!!

YOUR SO LUCKY.

I WISH I HAD AN EGO. I WISH I FEEL SUPERIOR TO EVERYONE ELSE.


(sorry for the all caps, I needed to let it all out)
 
omare61 said:
YOU ARE COMPLAINING BECAUSE OF AN EGO, BECAUSE YOU FEEL SUPERIOR TO EVERYONE ELSE!!

YOU'RE SO LUCKY.

I WISH I HAD AN EGO. I WISH I FEEL SUPERIOR TO EVERYONE ELSE.


(sorry for the all caps, I needed to let it all out)
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fix'd.
 
lol@being smart.

You have nothing to be proud of when compared with your premed peers so you have no reason to have an ego.
 
This thread is the stupidest thing I have ever read.
 
Talk to someone who has actually done something with their life, not an insignificant dork who defines himself by mediocre grades and a "pre-something" title.
 
Well then...it's sure good to know that so many of us have reached that higher state of being where we have no faults of our own, endowing us with the power to speak condescendingly to others who figure they have a problem and are trying to sort it out....

Gotta wonder who has the bigger ego..the one who recognizes it as a fault and is seeking advise on how to deal with it, or the one offended that said person even dares to think he is something....

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elbowss said:
Try comparing yourself to people who you are an idiot in comparison to. There is a huge chunk of the population that you can use for this purpose. Tons of people get better grades then you.. and actually have friends to go along with it. Instead of spending your time focusing on YOUR accomplishments (which are pretty much **** in comparison to mine and a lot of the other people here who rock 4.0's while holding it down college athletics, having a paid research position, the occasional 1st/2nd/3rd/4th author publication, and still partying with the pretty freshmen girls) you need to try focusing on MY accomplishments and the accomplishments of people like me. I was captain of the football team, and starter on my basketball team. I also get straight A's, and have a banging hot girlfriend (She just blew me; **** was SO cash).

Then, people like us (Not you OP... You can stop reading now) can keep our egos in check by comparing ourselves to the people who nature has created painfully more intelligent than all of us, with no effort. The one's who are in medical school or getting their PhD at 16. The ones who understand life in such a complex manner that all of us here are relatively predictable puppets waltzing along in the collective societal infrastructure that THEY and the humans of the past that are like them have created and defined.
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👍
 
Know that at this point of your life, you amount to no more than a speck of dirt under far greater people's shoes. That every single concept, idea, principle and method you're oh so fantastic at learning is information available because of people who are far greater, more influential and brilliant than you can ever hope to be. That every single little accomplishment you think you've made is because of thousands of people accumulating their knowledge and brilliance, and that you LEARNING it and regurgitating it amounts to nothing compared to those who discovered it. You taking an insignificant little test made by your professor and doing well is nothing to have an ego about when you remember the minds who actually discovered what you're so arrogantly cramming into your brain. That until you actually do something, create something, discover something, dispense knowledge instead of sucking it in, leave a footprint and make the world a better place, no one but your mom gives a damn about your "ego"
 
Getting a B (which is not great dude) on a few multiple choice exams does not make you intelligent. Intelligence has several components, including academic, social, and emotional. You may think you have the academic prowess of Athena (just know there will ALWAYS be people better than you), but your social and emotional skills are severely lacking. An intelligent person would realize that what you get out of life is dependent on what you provide to others, simply because the only way to gain something is if other people award it to you and you need to be liked to some degree to get these awards.

You have a long journey man. Get ready for a smack-down delivered by none other than life.
 
OP, why are you such a scrub? Get on my level, you plebeian. You gotta step your game up if you wanna get into medical school. Bs = instant rejections. Oh and I go to a university that's ranked within the top 40 in the WORLD.

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music2doc said:
You suck socially and you're mildly ******ed, now stop acting so egotistical. You're not the best thing since sliced bread but you might be the most annoying since TeleTubbies.
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Oh god I lol'd
 
Are you good looking?

If so, then whats the problem? You, as well as I, are good looking smart potentially future docs. PLUS WE ARE MEN.

You feel the way you should.

When you look good you feel good.
When you accomplish you feel good. ------- same neurochemicals released with cocaine use
When you do both you feel amazing

This is what us young fine men do we have big egos.😎
 
Ashley1989 said:
Know that at this point of your life, you amount to no more than a speck of dirt under far greater people's shoes. That every single concept, idea, principle and method you're oh so fantastic at learning is information available because of people who are far greater, more influential and brilliant than you can ever hope to be. That every single little accomplishment you think you've made is because of thousands of people accumulating their knowledge and brilliance, and that you LEARNING it and regurgitating it amounts to nothing compared to those who discovered it. You taking an insignificant little test made by your professor and doing well is nothing to have an ego about when you remember the minds who actually discovered what you're so arrogantly cramming into your brain. That until you actually do something, create something, discover something, dispense knowledge instead of sucking it in, leave a footprint and make the world a better place, no one but your mom gives a damn about your "ego"
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Damn Ashley!!! I could feel the rage while reading your post. Good stuff though.
 
qwe7791 said:
This unfortunately feeds into another problem of mine. Because I tend to judge everyone based on grades and whatnot, I really do not have many friends. But in my mind, I don't care if I have many acquaintances because all they're worth is admission to parties and other social events (at least in my case). I have the "I have several close friends and that's all I need/want" mentality. It's beginning to be a real problem for me.
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Are you suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder? Or even Antisocial Personality Disorder? Seriously if your ego is already so over-developed at this early-stage in the game, you don't need to be a doctor, (btw, a brief tangent here, but there is such as thing as Medical Narcissim).

You sound like one of those people who could start justifying anything if you had a medical license. Scary. You need to calm down. Also, if you only "use" people it shows a complete lack of empathy. Which scares the crap out of me that someone with not a conscientious bone in their body could be a doctor. Seriously, do us all a favor and go into law or something.

Also it seems like your attempt at asking for advice on how to be humble, is really just another way for you to get attention. Geez, do you have Histrionic Personality Disorder symptoms as well? Sorry, but your statements sound almost sociopathic and it's a bit unnerving. Please just try something where ego is appreciated, again I say, law. Or even business, because if you are already having ego problems you may not be a good fit for a service career....just saying.
 
hi guys lol y r all of u so angry? 8D
 
Tarasaurusrex said:
Are you suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder? Or even Antisocial Personality Disorder? Seriously if your ego is already so over-developed at this early-stage in the game, you don't need to be a doctor, (btw, a brief tangent here, but there is such as thing as Medical Narcissim).

You sound like one of those people who could start justifying anything if you had a medical license. Scary. You need to calm down. Also, if you only "use" people it shows a complete lack of empathy. Which scares the crap out of me that someone with not a conscientious bone in their body could be a doctor. Seriously, do us all a favor and go into law or something.

Also it seems like your attempt at asking for advice on how to be humble, is really just another way for you to get attention. Geez, do you have Histrionic Personality Disorder symptoms as well? Sorry, but your statements sound almost sociopathic and it's a bit unnerving. Please just try something where ego is appreciated, again I say, law. Or even business, because if you are already having ego problems you may not be a good fit for a service career....just saying.
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This to me is a bit of an over-reaction. Maybe the OP is just musing about a change in his demeanor he isn't happy about, and is looking for a way to change, which in itself suggests he is not a "sociopathic/histrionic with a complete lack of empathy."

I don't think it's really appropriate either for you to start telling the OP what he should do for a career based on a few paragraphs in an online forum.

To the OP, it sounds like you have some kind of insecurity / defense mechanism built up for whatever reason. Just focus your energies on performing well academically and realize that taking pride in your accomplishments doesn't have to involve demeaning others... although it also doesn't have to involve taking excess flak from people / bullies either.
 
I can't believe this is actually still going...
 
What do you mean tone down your ego?! You're a genius man, a frickin' einstein. I am honored to reply to this thread. Just continue doing what you do and you're sure to become a doctor.
 
qwe7791 said:
My grades had not always been the best my freshman or sophomore year. However, I began getting mostly B+ and A's during junior year. The problem is that I have developed an ego as well. To those people who I don't like, I just ignore them when I see them because I am smarter than them. To those who don't know me, I hope they will see what a smart student I am. I don't think this is necessarily the healthiest way of life. Have you guys been in this type of situation and how did you eventually overcome it? I want to be that student who is both smart AND approachable/kind, but it seems being a pre-med/ previously terrible student has caused me to develop such behaviors toward people. Any advice would help. Thanks!
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dude, go back to sputnikmusic.
 
OP, I think you'd benefit from what I like to call, "STAT EKG's Entheogenic Nightmare/Blue's Clues marathon"

...Hard to think you're better than everyone else when you have absolutely no idea what's going on at all, might be a part of a sofa, and keep rediscovering that you have hands every so often.
 
Please I felt this post was mainly attention seeking. Therefore I gave the OP a bit of much craved attention. As ridiculous as the post was I felt it deserved an equally ridiculous response.
 
Tarasaurusrex said:
Please I felt this post was mainly attention seeking. Therefore I gave the OP a bit of much craved attention. As ridiculous as the post was I felt it deserved an equally ridiculous response.
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Way to revive a thread that has been quiet for 3 weeks...
 
Irish Football said:
Way to revive a thread that has been quiet for 3 weeks...
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LOL you make it sound like it is some sort of personal tragedy. Dude, who cares, don't read it then. Seriously, is it that disturbing to you? If I want to have my moment to respond, then I am entitled to do so, just as you are entitled to complain, but you seem genuinely dismayed as opposed to just being in good humour about it. Relax, man. It's not like the internet just completey aligned against you to destroy your day.It's okay.
 
Tarasaurusrex said:
LOL you make it sound like it is some sort of personal tragedy. Dude, who cares, don't read it then. Seriously, is it that disturbing to you? If I want to have my moment to respond, then I am entitled to do so, just as you are entitled to complain, but you seem genuinely dismayed as opposed to just being in good humour about it. Relax, man. It's not like the internet just completey aligned against you to destroy your day.It's okay.
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Don't flatter yourself, I really didn't give your post THAT much thought. Enough to warrant a short response, that's it.
 
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