Not Even Napoleon was Napoleon
Two inmates are in an insane asylum, each claiming to be Napoleon.
One shouts, “I am Napoleon!” and when asked how he knows, replies, “God told me!”
Immediately, another voice from a nearby room shouts,
“I did NOT!”
Napoleon jokes aside, today’s post is how it is possible to delude yourself that you are being humble because you are being realist. It’s a follow up to this post on gratitude.
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PROUD |
HUMBLE |
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DELUSIONAL |
Delusional about their means or Delusional about their ends |
Delusional about their means or Delusional about their ends |
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REALIST |
Trims their ends to fit their means; aggressively attacks people who try to accomplish more |
Realizes their means are inadequate for their ends but also realizes that their ends are right |
Delusional Proud:
- they are wrong about their own capacity, they are in denial about their weaknesses
- they are literally insane about what they have achieved (“I am Napoleon!”)
- they delude themselves that getting to the top of some mortal heap is the height of greatness (this would be the sense in which even Napoleon was not Napoleon)
Delusional Humble (often motivated by fear or fatigue):
- think they are unable to do things that they can in fact do
- think they haven’t achieved what they can in fact achieve
- Deny that achieving greatness is possible, but in a despairing way–they wish it were possible
Proud Realist:
- Denies that achievement is possible, takes pride in wallowing in the muck, tries to tear down people who try for more, rejoices in their failures
The Humble Realist is where its at.
The Proud Realist and the Delusional Humble are two varieties of Blackpiller.
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