How do you keep your ego in check, and how man times did it die, nostr:nprofile1qqsfrjd9ux5hgsg5cmlz6cdwfh5zv2024g8m2t6g9zqf83l8uqm0svspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmqpzfmhxue69uhkummnw3ezu7nzvshxweczwanqt ?
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My ego never had much chance to develop. Most of my early years were spent in a harsh environment, dominated by fearful, zero-sum people. So, week by week, that ego withered under destruction of others.
By the time things improved, I had already been used to live in ways that didn't depend on ego.
Nowadays, I mostly manage it through identities. Whenever I start taking myself too seriously in one, I switch. I shift focus back to goals - to what needs to be accomplished, rather than the illusion of self-importance.
When nostr:nprofile1qqszaldc3cddq5ke6uht3anc0ma87tzrypj077hcalghw6hegjlu8ccpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp06sm84d isn't busy getting banned from Tinder, she asks good questions - curious to read everyone's answers on this one.
By noticing when itโs starting to surface and putting it back in its box.
My dies a few times a week.