The 3 ways to silence your ego: EGO IS THE ENEMY by Ryan Holiday 

Be willing to admit a mistake and say you’re sorry. Do it often and quickly and it’s humbling to do so

Ego is only and simply: the need to be thought of as special by others. It is born out of fear. If you were the last person on the planet you would have no ego. Ask yourself why do you want to be special? It is simply the fear of not being loved.

When you fear the experience of hurting your ego, it grows; but when you accept pain and move towards it, it shrinks.

As long as you are aware of ego, ego can't take over. Awareness is a constant practice, constant!.

One of the greatest quotes in this video is : Reflecting on someone or something bigger than yourself is necessary to quiet the ego and to avoid getting caught up in your personal story of greatness

Throughout my life, I’ve always been known as the “smart kid” and with this title, comes the belief that I always have to be the smartest and always have to be the best, thats where my ego stems from, and ill try to eliminate it.

Ego is truly the worst enemy. It keeps us from making friends and from bonding with families and relatives

The one who masters his own mind, masters the world. -Stoic Philosophy

Ego is not your amigo.

The death of your ego is the awakening of your third eye. When the third eye is awakened you will see things from a different perspective a more wise and understanding one, your sixth sense will start to develop and you will obtain powers. For example if a person comes into my thoughts whom I haven't see for a long while 100% every time this happens within maybe an hour or two boom that person will appear. You will start to sense danger or trouble every time. You can get a sense of a person even just by being near them. There is a good gauge to see how peoples egos are in check just by listening to them for a while, if they say me or I'm or are talking about themselves a lot then probably best to avoid these people. Also egotistical and narcissistic behaviors can run parallel with each other and probably best to avoid people with these disorders. There are many stage's for enlightenment and losing the ego is the first step to being a better you. If you have taken the time to reading this humble opinion then you too are searching for a better you and a much calming happier better life. AMOR VINCIT OMNIA

Ego is the frenemy that motivates each of us to do more. More than your lazy friends, thinking beyond the herd. However, feeding the ego is where things go wrong. The Ego needs to be managed like a child and be told when to stop talking. I was reminded about my own ego in the beginning of this video, however, i have realized that when things are getting warm in my endeavors, I need to improve on how I react to this as I've spent years at attempting results. The point is I"m aware of my ego based reactions. That's better than not. Just be aware, think back at how you react to things and learn to improve.

Ego is what stops you from admiring the details of the work. The ability to think that your own way is the only way is what will stifle you from progress. Always walk with an open mind despite how much experience you gain and you shall forever be keening your competitive edge.

Ego is your false self and yet we build lives around it, usually ending in heartbreak and disaster.

I would also like the mention the other side of ego. For instance when you fail, your ego can make it all your fault and cause you to believe that you’re more likely to fail in the future. When you succeed, your ego can deflect it and not give you the credit you deserve. It sounds like humility, but it’s really just a small ego. Your ego can be too big or too small, but either way it’s still bad.

Three things to combat ego: equal, plus, minus 1. Equal: peer study to push you study harder 2. Plus : Mentor to push you higher, pave y the way 3. Minus: Get a mentee and you will have responsible for them when you fail.

It is the ego in us that created fear and made human do unwholesome activities. The more we move away from our ego the more bold and genuine we become.

Ego is not the enemy as our ego is always trying to protect us. It's jus that in our adulthood, its protection mechanisms are not necessarily the healthiest or best options for us. But it's not our enemy...learning to see through our egos and retraining our minds will yield far more results than thinking that our ego is the enemy.

My ego is getting the best of me in all aspects of life right now, i need more humility man

To keep ego out of the way stay humble and hungry

Ego isn't the enemy, in fact, it is a part of why you are alive. Your problem is believing that the ego is you (it is not.) Newsflash: The part of you that thinks that the ego is the enemy is also a part of that same ego, as the Ego is the only part of you that can make up 'enemies'. When you meditate, your ego eventually finds it's place as a useful tool rather than an out of control tyrant. The ego does not need to be silenced, it needs to be heard and not obeyed.

The one telling others to silence the ego has the greatest of them all.

Nice summary. Ego can keep us small, from not doing the thing that really fires up our soul. Fear of failure. Fear of being seen. Fear of becoming so real that the ego is silenced. Our ego doesn't like the soul winning.

Ego is only valid for as long as your protecting yourself from unwanted abuse otherwise if ego is used to attack and block good things it's a curse

Im a very very aware person, I am very self critical of myself, I observe my thoughts, I am constantly trying to do better for the surroundings outside of just myself, I never compare myself I always think of myself (my body and my thoughts) as a separate entity of my own awareness...BUT... even as I do that, even as I think I am the most self aware person that I know in person EGO shows up all the time... I think my ego is so smart that it makes me think that I am acting outside of my own ego ONLY so my smart ego feels better about itself, the ego is taking me for a trip making me believe Im acting outside of it... I feel sometimes prideful that I am acting without ego "Im better because Im not comparing myself to others" see what Im saying, Ego is actually tryint to make me believe its not there, but it is!

Ego screwed me so many times.. I am screwing Mr Ego now !

We are writing a book and working to help others. We are executing on our Devine mission. EGO has been built from early childhood. We just have to keep our EGOs in check. We are working to help others to remove some of these layers and get back to our core and original essence of pure love.

I've conceptualize ego recently in a way I relate a to a lot now. Life without ego, and life/nature in general IS a frequency, a wave. Moving electrons, light traveling, earth rotating, waves, tides etc. Ups and downs, embrace them (even the downs, let them reach they're lowest till it rises again) smile at the lows, push up the highs. Ego is absence a movement, it's fighting the movement, it want still, cold, mental, static block: death. Why ? I reckon it's a way to feel secure, still, mental blocking and failing is easy to accomplish, it can feel like home, peace. it's a way for the brain to embrace the fear of death and nothingness, when life's movement is too overwhelming and scary because it's above all and infinite and bound to change again and gain. Ego is a little death you accept right now, mentally, then in your life, to feel still. Instead of present life which is beautifully but sometimes hurtfully always moving, changing infinitely. Ego could simply be our finite boundary of intelligence. life if above all that.

"The greatest struggle is against the Ego" Muhammad PBUH.

Through meditation and listening to my own thoughts I’ve experienced this pattern of thinking I’m either fantasizing about learning or teaching or being challenged And when I don’t have an outlet for that into the world, then the negativity ensues I often thought of hell being the refuse pit of bad ideas

I killed my ego and honestly I now regret it. If you do the same, the thing you'll learn is while you no longer recognize that part of yourself that wants to be vain, wants to take, wants to shine etc. When you finally get yourself there, everyone else will still be doing those things. It's just human nature to put it plainly. And if you think that you can change human nature by being more humble more conscious of others etc and people will respond as such, they don't.

thank you for this presentation

Great synopsis Nathan. You are a great time saver and information provider at the same time

I need to watch this EVERY DAY ... honestly, I'm a victim of this ... just to get to an understanding of this truth it took me almost 40 years ... it's still haunting me ... Thanx for the Great content.

Hmmm, Howard Hughes suffered from pretty severe OCD, which was the reason he bought out a movie studio and sat there for months doing work naked. Contamination OCD and a pshciatric condition that made wearing clothes feel uncomfortable because they bring pain sensations to the skin. Often for people who are suffering form sever anxiety disorders or schizo tendencies. People didn't know it at the time so people just called him eccentric, but there was def more to Hughes downfall than just an ego.

Thank you for making the world a bit better by sharing that wisdom in easily digestible way.

The Bible has taught this all along. It’s all rooted in pride. Eve questions if God really didn’t want her to eat of the fruit. Cane burns with jealousy and murders his brother. The Jews murmur and complain that they aren’t provided with more than God has given them. Jesus warns about lust for money, status, and the pride of life. I read this book and feel like it’s a one-eyed observation of the human condition that doesn’t see the full picture. The truest form of destroying the ego (sin) is admitting that you can do nothing but accept the free love and forgiveness of God through Jesus. And living the rest of your days serving others. As Paul says “He must increase, but I must decrease.”

ego is not the enemy. its like an animal. if tamed it can guide you

I recently subscribed and am going on a binge and liking every single video I've watched. I need to come back to these videos, especially like this "EGO" one every so often to be reminded of the need to keep balanced while also seeking "mastery".

Wow! I love this channel and recommend to everyone one I know that is looking to grow. Thank you so much.

I found out I have a massive Ego, working on shrinking it rn :)

By far, my favorite of your summaries. Thank You.

Absolutely loved this video. Thank you so much for this valuable information mate. Lots of love from an Australian property 🇦🇺❤😀

*Enemy or just our approach is wrong towards everything? What was said about "unchecked" ego is the key. Drukama is teaching these realizations if anyone's interested give it a look. Be well everyone.*

Wow thank you so much! I'm so glad I happened upon your channel today, this is such value that I wish I'd come across it a long time ago when I started my self-development journey more proactively. Yet today is as good a time as any to follow you and draw from your vast archive. Please keep doing what you are doing!! God bless you! :)

Ego hava a partner call HATRED. When this 2 join forces, even god cant help you. but than, sometimes in life we needs this to protects us from big bully, If we can use this to balance the yin and yang, it is to our advantage, meaning, is only apply to ur enemy, but with great compassion and love to the people that help you during difficult times. 1) Remember those how help you during difficult time. 2)Always remember those who PUT YOU INTO THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.

The definition of Ego is self esteem and belief in one's self.

Once, upon a time, not too long ago, there was no ego. You were yet, but, a child, unaware of yourself and your actions. There was no connections with rewards, attention and recognition. You freely moved to do what ever the thought was that created intent. From this intent, you saw a vision, the end result of the intent. Your mind was silent through the entire task, and no matter how difficult or easy the task was, you had no clue, you simply had no connection with yourself, therefore, there was no connection with reality. So, what if, reality isn't real. Its just an illusion to pull your interest to a set of specific values. This is used for the sole purpose of training someone. When, you look at reality, you should be able to see that it is a creation that took place sometime in the past. Now, what did you also have as a child? An imagination, through curiosity and your imagination, you lived in a state by which reality always fascinated you. What did you do with reality? You altered it, you changed it, you broke it or you improved on it. However, this cool state, by the way allowed your brain to make DMT. Which is where fascination really gets sparked to new levels. Eventually, this period passed and what soon took hold of you would slowly develop your mind to feed on attention -from parents, relatives, friends, school classmates...etc. This would be the beginning to which would lead up to the creation of the "EGO" And all the while, you had no clue that this thing resided in you. So, why didn't you have an "EGO" in the beginning of your life? Well, you didn't have a mind, so, your mind wasn't present to do what? Wander off to other things. Like the cool feed back you go from other people. Now, what is attachment? It wasn't there during the period you didn't have a mind. Lets shorten this up. Tap out of having to need attention and recognition from anyone or anything. Let go of the need to attach to anyone or anything. Your "EGO" is going to fight this process. But, be mindful and push through, eventually, tiny pings of pleasant sensations will sound off in your body. The more you detach from reality, the bigger the pings will become, this will move you to realize something good is going on inside you, mentally and physically, eventually, you will be stepping back to the center of that foundation you were on in the beginning of your life. What is coming will blow your mind away. Imagine, not knowing you exist. Every wakeful second, something is pulling on your interest and your attention is at the center of it. When, a thought pops up or someone ask you to do something, its always a yes. How nice would it be to be able to always look forward to what you're going to do next. This is the life of "JOY" Joy and happiness has always been in you, but, your "EGO" has moved you around so much that you have become a sensation chaser. Lose the I, the me, the self recognition, the self-centeredness and you will find joy, happiness, being content with all of what you experience everyday. Workshops coming soon to a high school near you. I teach a whole new level of being human. While, others teaches you how to create yourself. One question, How easily are you fascinated by all that your senses discovers every second of the day?

To the person reading this: Even though I don’t know you, I wish you the best of what life has to offer ❤

Thank you for your great work. I have shared and encouraged friends to check you out! Thanks again!

Ego can also be hardened during times of adversity if you don't process or accept what happened - instead you keep adding narratives which feed the ego. The more you hold on to past wrongs or even remain angry at your own past reactions - then that just strengthens the ego in it's fear/defensive guise.

I don't understand the difference between self respect and ego ! Sometimes when I think I am standing for my self respect, they call it ego so I m perplexed what is ego and what is self respect !

I love the way you summarized his thoughts. It is really helpful and I can now see what Ryan meant by Ego is the Enemy.

Let's not make the mistake of confusing ego with pride, your ego keeps your head on the swivel and that makes you highly functional individual in society, whereas pride, just like any other sin can make your life a living hell

Ego is not bad; not totally bad. It is necessary that you recognize and accept it. Do not try to beat the river into submission. Rather surrender to its current and use its power as your own.

Man is the ultimate machine, perfectly created or perfected by evaluation whichever you believe.

Ego is the enemy of true happiness and it is expensive. Ego makes us buy all the luxury. If we could defeat ego we will not need to work hard to impress strangers.

its amazing when you needed to learn something and you go searching for it, only to find out you already knew it ..

The movie “revolver” is a great study of ego.

Thank you! I am having a hard time getting my ego in check and this was a great video🙏

You need ego to be confident without ego and confident you don’t risk and always believe you can’t do it you need to have a balance for a healthy behavior

There is healthy & unhealthy ego. Don't be fooled.

"Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem" - Barbara Sher.

Every word of that was in the FIRST HOUR of the 33-hour audio book.

Thanks man. Great video, time to get writing!

keep it up bro peace from Syria♥

Easier said than done but awareness is a step in the right direction.

This is how you develop your ego into a mechanism that'll work against you... which is ironically it trying to protect you, even if it means keeping you in a human sized safe or turning you into a monster just to perserve image. Stay aware of your ego and learn to catch yourself often... you'll learn that the ego's can become a good partner that can keep you safe. Awareness is the key to navigating this and life in general; your body develops into what you manifest. A weak but a giant ego is mistaken as the enemy, rather than understand that you developed it that way. Broaden your horizon and you'll see that the human body is the stuff of biblical miracles

this is one of the best books I've ever read.

The Ego is not the enemy. It's the relationship between the mind ego and consciousness which needs to be balanced. The ego is essential, without it the are no storylines to life

This video put words to my illustrations. Thank you for the substance.

The title in itself "EGO IS THE ENEMY" has in it Egoic energy, which means Ego is in control of that moment.

Well done again!! Thank you🙏

remember that no one is really bad or really good you just simply are

Thanks for this condensed wisdom

Wow sir what a great review, Thank you sir, God bless you

Ego, everywhere in our society, despite being seen as problem haven't been solved yet because it's embedded in our biology. Survival of the fittest requires ego. I believe it can feel like dying when losing the ego.

Great summary of the book!

No ones 100% perfect how hard we try ego comes naturally..

Yes! I feel like i have that ego enemy to lol. And i hated so much when i feel that, and i just feel like im just an ego demonic, im fighting it and also accepting it as the monent or time im experiencing my ego enemy demonic ego i sense inside of me n you can say. Damn!

Another great summary. You do a great job of pulling the critical insights and sharing them. Thank you

awesome video. keep up the good work

Remedy: Follow plus, minus, equal 1. Plus- surround yourself with someone greater and better than you 2. Equal- surround yourself with your someone of your level 3. Minus- surround yourself with someone whom you can teach, or write blogs Thank you for your contribution to good 🙏🙏🙏

There is no Separation between you and your ego!!! When you deeply realize that the ego is just an abstract that you put together from childhood from the enteral world, the ego loses it's control streak! Then you are free being, finally tasting the Unconditional Love that has always been surrounding you. Then you never look for someone to love you. All there is, is Unconditional Love and Freedom.

I like your channel very much. Thanks 👍 for this great summary of these book.

Thank you very much for making this video...Wonderful summary..

Thank you very much for such a review, it's really helpful

it's amazing book and amazing illustration by you, you really described what's always happening with me when i aspire to do many things that i passion, i suddenly found a deep sound come from me says it's not good and not enough it will not make any change and sadly i was listening to him and believe what he says and eventually i found out i did nothing valuable in my life because i always been in the comfort zone so its great video cuz made me ready to fight this sound as much as i can

AWESOME! Thanks so much :) Great Channel, keep it up!

Ego and arrogance can be felt when standing next to people like doctors, cops, judges, etc.

I just subscribed. I love these summaries.

That was an incredibly inspiring video and book summery

Amazing video!! Helped a lot thanks

The effort put into making this video, the best there is on the subject is truly commentable 👍

Avoiding the ego is egotistical in itself

this is an extra ordinary video, thank you!

The death of the ego is the most liberating experience in life.

Thank you Ryan. I learned a lot from this book of yours. Stillness is the key is still a great book. God bless you

Great video. Direct and informative.

I found understanding that these days people are too concerned with them. Understand that it's not all about you . You don't take everything personally you will be more considerate and humble and less stressed. You will have empathy and respect for people and will not be as insecure and snobby.

All pretty logical n obvious stuff… see it every day, our society is prizing ego more everyday