People who base their self-worth on being right about everything prevent themselves form learning from their mistakes. They lack the ability to take … - Mark Manson

The fact is, people who base their self-worth on being right about everything prevent themselves from learning from their mistakes. They lack the ability to take on new perspectives and empathize with others. They close themselves off to new and important information.

The most disciplined people aren't fighting their emotions; they've just rearranged them so that doing the "right" thing feels easy.

The deeper the pain, the more helpless we feel against our problems, and the more entitlement we adopt to compensate for those problems. This entitlement plays out in one of two ways: I’m awesome and the rest of you all suck, so I deserve special treatment. I suck and the rest of you are all awesome, so I deserve special treatment.

If you’re not failing, you’re not learning. 
If you’re not learning, you’re not growing. 
If you’re not growing, you’re not living.