The Downside Of Humility?

 

Is HUMILITY worth our talking point today?  Sounds a boring topic, right?  Considering that HUMILITY has always been recognized as a virtue worth cultivating.  And it's pointless to argue about it given its long list of numerous advantages for us to try becoming a HUMBLE person.  BUT psychologists recently uncorked something.  Does Humility Have a DOWNSIDE???

Recent research data have been released to show that HUMILITY has its 'dark side'.  And surprisingly, it is something that has largely gone unnoticed, NOT even by psychology SMEs, until recently as those new data sets show that HUMILITY has some significant costs.  And these findings suggest as to WHY it might be so hard for many of us to cultivate this ancient virtue all of us valued in life💥💥💥

To pry into one particular research, it says that, apparently, there are different kinds of expressions of HUMILITY.  Farther down, HUMILITY around our own beliefs OR worldviews is known as INTELLECTUAL HUMILITY, our own ability to admit WHAT we DON'T know, admitting our own limitation, expressing our beliefs in a non-defensive manner and have that willingness to change our beliefs WHEN strong evidence arises❗❗❗

BUT here comes a bit of a shocker as the SMEs claim that there might be situations WHEN this strength [of our own intellectual HUMILITY] may feel like a liability.  HOW?  That is, in some situations, feelings of security and certainty might be more appealing [and maybe even psychologically necessary].  So, to understand that sort of 'dark side' of HUMILITY, we are advised to first appreciate some of our existential realities that come with being human.  And all of us must come to terms with some 'givens' of us humans.  A concrete example is WHEN each of us have to make decisions from countless options and live with the ramifications of those decisions.  And that's WHEN we're 'gripped' with anxiety trying to to make critical decisions😕😕😕

Our takeaway:  One reality we must all face is isolation itself, WHICH is the awareness that each of us enter into and depart from this world completely alone.  Our daily existence is marked by a unique experience.  And no one knows WHAT it is like to be us NOR do we know WHAT it is like to be someone else.  For this reason, we continue to strive to earn the validation and approval of others as we want them to affirm our experiences as real as in our mind, endorsement of our experiences will serve as an affirmation of our humanity.  The BIG ASK on us is to navigate our way through the labyrinths of HUMILITY so we DON'T end up on its dark side💚💛💜