04-25-2021, 09:45 PM
(04-25-2021, 09:29 AM)Mister Obvious Wrote: I've concluded that if you can't at least turn on/off your narcissistic self-interest at will, then life is going to be way shittier for you.
Don't take abuse from Bob or Nancy or any other fucking moron who sucks just as much as you do. Don't be a victim of Bob or Nancy. Instead of agreeing that you suck, combat the BS onslaught with your own thoughts of overinflated self-worth in order to drown out opposition.
Kobe Bryant often talked about the power of greed. He wasn't afraid to be openly greedy, to use his term, that's a stand in word for something else, just like "personal narcissism" (obviously someone can't turn it on and off if they actually suffer from the condition). He was going to make the most money. Take the last shot of a game. Dominate no matter what. If you came into practice hung over, you were weak in his eyes, and he would make you fucking regret it on every level (well documented, lol). If you were around him and you didn't play hard, you would pay hard. But none of that is really greed, per se.
Egoism and Egotism can be intertwined like two strands of DNA to create one very focused and driven mindset in terms of elevating the SELF at the cost of whatever gets in the way, because nothing should have the RIGHT to get in your way, and it can be perceived as sociopathic, but it's not in and of itself. It's about not letting Bob and Nancy get in your fucking way, and that's as is should be, and I fully love what you're saying.
I'll be self effacing to the point of absurdity, but if Bob and Nancy think that they can then use that to slow my progress for their own nefarious bullshit, I'm putting my feet up their respective asses and walking around with them like flip flops, so every time I take a step further along my path, their asses smack against my soles.
Me: A new door has opened, I'm walking in.
The asses of Bob and Nancy: "smacka, smacka, smacka, smacka"
