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Bygdon t1_ja5b8l7 wrote

Reminds me of a little plaque my dad had

"It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am" 😂

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Retlifon t1_ja65h25 wrote

Whenever I hear someone claim to have imposter syndrome I think “wait…”

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harrismdp t1_ja5ww0q wrote

Not only am I incredibly humble, but I'm also modest. In fact I might be the most modest person on the planet.

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mohamed8023 t1_ja5ctv8 wrote

how about realising that you are humble without ever saying it?

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takemetoyourrocket t1_ja5da6u wrote

Yeah to know your more humble then your friend, but you don't tell him because you know, humble.

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_Honeydukes_ t1_ja72mvh wrote

Wouldn't it still be the same? You think you have something to be proud of, but you just don't express it out loud. You would still seem humble to others, but are you really humble?

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Klikohvsky t1_ja71aqo wrote

That's one of the great paradox of language. It is supposed to convey direct information but in many cases what we say about ourselves means the opposite. For example, to say your are a liar makes you, in a way, honest. To say you are weak demands strengh. To say you don't know shit actually means you have a strong knowledge about the vastness of, well, knowledge in general. Language is weird af.

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Express_Force3656 t1_ja63n6h wrote

I was thinking about this the other day. There is no good way to bring light to your own humility, other than someone else doing it for you.

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czl t1_ja6g9lb wrote

> There is no good way to bring light to your own humility...

You can hint. Was that your hint?

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Synbeard t1_ja684t5 wrote

That’s actually manual vanity, automatic humility comes with the trim.

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czl t1_ja6gqga wrote

When it is obvious that you are humble you can tap reverse psychology by denying it to show you do not meet your own high standards for being humble?

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czardmitri t1_ja6q174 wrote

When someone wins an award and says “I am humbled to win this award”, I think “you’re humbled? Why, did you think you deserved a better award?”

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whyvswhynot12089 t1_ja6t4df wrote

Calling yourself anything, casts doubt on you being that thing. The things we know to be true about ourselves, don't need to be said anymore than, "The sky is blue."

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whyvswhynot12089 t1_ja76rzu wrote

When people are saying that in Finnish....arent they giving an unspoken opinion about those things? Like "this sucks" or "this is wonderful", dont you think so too? Because there's no point in just telling people something you know they already know. The end goal has to be something else.

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whyvswhynot12089 t1_ja8x1ra wrote

As an English speaker, that just seems weird as hell to me lol. Why talk to other people as if they aren't there?

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whyvswhynot12089 t1_ja944ho wrote

I honestly hate some of what gets defined as small talk...like I don't think, "How are you?" Is really an appropriate question for people you don't know...(if you actually want an honest exchange that isn't just filling the air with empty words/automatic responses. )

But books, movies, what someone is wearing, someone's pets, something their kid is doing, unusual or irritating weather...I think those can be decent conversation starters.

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fluffton t1_ja7pddg wrote

>Do you doubt it's raining, because someone pointed it out?

Possibly, if I'm inside and someone says this to me, I usually go the window and see for myself...

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Warm_Water_5480 t1_ja710mx wrote

I'm so fucking egotistical that I'll straight up just listen to everyone's perspective and consider that they may have a different point of view that's just as valid as mine. #EGOmanic!

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kevineleveneleven t1_ja73l6b wrote

Saying things that are factually true is not necessarily bragging.

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ThatOgre t1_ja7c4n8 wrote

I'm handsome, smart, have an impeccable sense of humor, a rapier wit, ladies love me, children adore me, men want to be me, but most of all I'm a modest and humble man.

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Redditardus t1_ja7kyti wrote

What do you mean. Not only am I am the handsomest, the intelligentest, the friendliest, the wealthiest, and strongest man in the world, but also the humblest.

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Weenaru t1_ja7sapz wrote

When I say that I'm not a particularly smart person and that you're giving me too much credit, it doesn't mean that I'm humble. It means that y'all are morons.

I'd love to say that to every single person at my office.

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Bobbinapplestoo t1_ja8fnwu wrote

Think you're really righteous? Think you're pure of heart?

Well i know i'm a million times as humble as thou art.

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