The internet makes people think they know it all and develop arrogance. I need your guidance to not develop such arrogance. Any advice, tips, please?

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

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I am not arrogant, at least I believe so, but the tone of my speech presents me so. I definitely need to work on that.😅

[NathanDavis]

awareness is a very good first step

you know it can turn into an issue... so I would say, just give it some time and keep working on it

just measure yourself and keep reminding yourself of better ways to go about this

it is common for us to feel like we already know better and enough... because for some reason, we just cannot settle that well on the fact that we're just "starting" with life, we have some experience and we have done a lot of realization but this is just an illusion

we do not have all of the experiences (and we never will) and we have not lived enough, some go through a lot yes... but not through everything, so just keep that in mind

and then, life will do the rest... will be a matter of time for other people and situations to put us back in place, and in touch with reality... doesn't matter how much we know, there is ALWAYS something we don't know about yet and others who know better and different than us

there's also going to be times in which we thought we knew about something, or we thought we knew about ourselves already but some things change over time, so be ready to deal with that as well

[Leapfrog00]

Always respect other people's opinions, no matter how much you disagree, but still don't be afraid to give your own.

Arrogance a lot of times is a result of a disagreement or some type of aggression. When I send my novels off to beta-readers, I take criticism all the time, but then there are ones that don't criticize. My point is though, I respect not just the good opinions, but the ones who criticize too. Sometimes criticism helps people grow and learn, and become better at what they're doing or who they are.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

May I ask you to mention some novels you have written so far?

[Leapfrog00]

I've written a good number of them. I haven't published anything yet because of anxiety. I wrote a collection of horror novels, then a collection of short stories I titles "Twisted Tales From Beyond" and I also wrote some novels based from the short stories, but full length novels, for example, this one novel I wrote, I titled it, "Twisted Tales From Beyond Presents:

The Mile In-between", a story about a young man who comes across a plot to end the world with nuclear explosives, and someone murders him, and he ends up stuck on earth, where he meets a young woman who is also dead, but she can make contact with the living and helps him solve his own murder.

My rece3nt book series, "Destination Fear" is about a guy who always had trouble facing his fears. He dies and is told he has to come back to earth to learn how to face fear. He meets four other individuals who are in the same situation, and together, they travel through time facing the fears hey necklaced to face when they were alive.

If I was going to publish any of them, my "Destination Fear" series would go first.

[menina]

You don't sound arrogant to me. I'd say you shouldn't spend too much time online. Make sure that you spend time with yourself, your family and your friends as well. A hobby would help you too.
Also, you already know that a lot of things on the internet are a lie, so not believing in them is already a good start.

[menina]

Thanks for the MHO.

[nolabels]

It sounds like you're doing OK in that department to me.

I'd say that awareness is the key to not falling prey to arrogance.

You are aware, ergo, you are most likely not arrogant.

[LiamJHayden]

Just fully consider what you post if it is remotely complex.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

Useful advice. Will strive to do that.👌👍

[clampfan101]

What’s known as “common sense” is not so common… We need to find a way to change that.

[OddBeMe]

So you don’t want to be a know-it-all yet are asking for know-it-alls to advise you?

[fonduegirl]

You aren't arrogant. Chill.

[Andres77]

That's a toughy.

[Andres77]

The fact that you’re already concerned about it is the biggest indication that you are not arrogant