{"id":7560,"date":"2024-06-12T07:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T07:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/753038384822452224-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T05:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:42:21","slug":"753038384822452224-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/753038384822452224-2\/","title":{"rendered":"753038384822452224"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p class=\"npf_link\" data-npf='{\"type\":\"link\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ameet\/why-ego-is-the-enemy-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-a4eae45a81d8\",\"display_url\":\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ameet\/why-ego-is-the-enemy-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-a4eae45a81d8\",\"title\":\"Why \u201cEgo is the Enemy,\u201d and what we can do about it\",\"description\":\"I recently read a fantastic book by Ryan Holiday called Ego is the Enemy. The book provides a very compelling argument for why ego hurts\u2026\",\"site_name\":\"Medium\",\"poster\":[{\"media_key\":\"7dffd50a17795b8dae529f621f9c5ecc:9149e8c7bd61d379-e6\",\"type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"width\":354,\"height\":499}]}'><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ameet\/why-ego-is-the-enemy-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-a4eae45a81d8\" target=\"_blank\">Why \u201cEgo is the Enemy,\u201d and what we can do about it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the biggest reasons why ego is your enemy is that it keeps you out of touch with reality. Your ego is what prevents you from hearing critical but necessary feedback from others. Ego makes you over-estimate your own abilities and worth, and under-estimate the effort and skill required to achieve your goals. 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