Stop bragging, please.

“How different would people act if they couldn't show off on social media? Would they still do it?”

Donna Lynn Hope

In life, it is not a bad thing with having a healthy self-esteem and celebrating your achievement. That's surely great! But if you feel you are turning it more into bragging and less celebrating, it is important to look into it and be cautious. Some people have taken celebrating their wins and achievement into oppression where they feel others aren't up to their levels. That is bragging to me. Of what use then? Too much of it could lead you to a downfall if you aren't careful.

When you brag a lot, it might be an issue where people do not feel comfortable again and that will hurt your view about it.

The first reason you shouldn't brag is that it might lead to envy much more than just sharing what you have or do. When you brag, you might be playing too much over the importance or success that you have accomplished or achieved and others, who believed it could feel jealous of it and get frustrated and sad because they could not achieve it.

This doesn't mean you shouldn't celebrate at all because to some people, it's like getting inspired and motivated by what you have done to get to such a level but when it has gone to the level of you over hyping your achievement, thereby turning it to something else, this has termed it to mean that you are bragging.

Although they might not know you are exaggerating the wins which could make them more frustrated. One has to be careful.

Some people might feel envious in other situations but when you brag sometimes, it provokes and stirs up this emotion. When you put a lot of focus on your achievement and add more bells and whistles to it, you are encouraging other people to feel envy, which can hurt your relationship and bring negative behaviour from people that might otherwise be avoided.

Another reason you shouldn't brag because if you do might be danger looming around is when you believe your hype. Everyone is different and because you are celebrating your wins, to you, it is the right and best thing while to others, it is not. You start feeling too confident thereby making you lose the caution and doubt that can sometimes contribute to decision-making.

Overconfidence isn't a problem but often, it will lead to poor choices. You might agree to things you shouldn't do at first but in the end, you find yourself doing the worse you never expected.

When you brag a lot, it brings overconfidence and when it gets to an extent or situation, it might make you lose your confidence totally in yourself. This is why you should find a balance because bragging could lead to some unintended consequences which will end up convincing you that you are great and can't make mistakes.

Another reason is that you might focus more on those material things rather than what is important in your life. When you start bragging about what you have and own, it might shift your mindset and push you to pursue more things rather than achievement and growth goals.

It's fine to value things you have and talk about them, but if you focus too much on them, it makes you feel like your worth is dependent on material things. It can also make you pursue the wrong thing.

When you are bragging, it makes you feel that you have made it. If you are bragging, you feel like what is the importance of getting better and growing as a person when all your mindset is that you are on top already. This mindset surely isn't good for someone who keeps aspiring to become better and improve.

Bragging could take your mind away from being humble. Humility helps you to recognize what you don't know yet and leaves room to get improved day by day as it pushes you to do better continuously. Bragging will deprive you of showing humility to others and it will blind your flaws and fault.

This article doesn't mean you shouldn't feel satisfied or happy with what you have done but that you shouldn't treat your achievement as if it's the end of the road.

It is very important to share your achievement with people close to you, but know the difference when you are bragging. With bragging, it brings a sense of seniority and superiority to you which others might dislike and this can damage and ruin relationships you have built for years.

Thanks for your time.

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