Are You Sabotaging Yourself with Irrational Behavior?
Most of us know when someone is acting irrational. Sometimes, we even catch ourselves acting irrational, but we don't change this. Why is this?
Maybe it's because our ego couldn't handle being wrong. Sometimes we just wanna stand our ground or punish the other person. At its core, it's always fear—fear of being wrong, fear of losing something, fear of...
If you don't believe me, think of the last time you did something "irrational." Did it help you to hold your stance even though you knew otherwise? I bet it did not. (It didn’t for me. I ended up feeling shitty and made the other person feel shitty too.)
If you think long-term, these irrational behaviors don’t just fade away—they build up, becoming habits. And once they become habits, breaking them is the real challenge.
In the end, it benefits no one because it creates a lose-lose situation for everyone involved. So the next time you are in one of those situations, pause, take a breath, and rise above the ego for once.