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id: 2131,2D
title: Needing to be right is defensiveness.
date: 2021-07-05

Needing to be right is defensiveness.

Ego drives self-worth from social perception, thus a need to be right stems from a lack of recognition. Countering this entails rewarding curiosity and learning. Highly related to not understanding one’s value. Can harm decision making.rB1


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    Brené Brown, Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations, Whole Hearts (New York: Random House, 2018). (See notes.)

Parent notes.

  • Negative behaviors created by defensive ego.
  • Ego pursues self-worth through social recognition at the expense of authenticity.
  • Vulnerability.
  • Psychology.
  • Social science.
  • Index.
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