Self-honesty is the only effective remedy for ego, which otherwise pushes people to extremes of feeling either superior or inferior.

“the only antidote to either ego is self-honesty is being honest and honesty is I'm good at these things I'm great at these things and I suck at these things”

Rather than rejecting the ego, it is more effective to befriend it and work with it as part of one's mental process.

“But, you know, it's I I've been I've been thinking firstly that ego is the enemy, but actually now I'm I'm kind of more leaning towards the theory that that ego is is it should be befriended, you know, should be you know, part of your process of thinking, of feeling”

It is possible to maintain deep self-confidence while simultaneously remaining humble and appreciative of the talents of others.

“i've always been able to have that level of duality”

One cannot fully conquer the ego, so the goal should be to recognize and transform ego-driven impulses more quickly through self-awareness.

“It's not a matter of yes or no. I think we live in this binary world of one day I'm impure and one day I'm pure. And it's like we both know it doesn't work like that. But what does work is that I get quicker at spotting those moments. And I get quicker at changing.”

Parents must actively confront their own ego to avoid projecting their needs and insecurities onto their children.

“And that is where we mess up. So when you come to me with your need, I hear you're a bad mother. You're a bad mother. And that makes me feel so nervous that I'm failing because my biggest desire in life is to be crowned best mother.”

The ego is a self-centered aspect of the mind that is constantly comparing and insecure, which hinders performance.

“I Define ego as a part of your mind. That's always comparing, always threatened. Never satisfied that we all have. I was just felt so lost. I'm nobody.”