[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":59},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-03/14":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/03/14","stoicism/03/14","Self-Deception Is Our Enemy","Meditation for March 14, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"Zeno would also say that nothing is more hostile to a firm grasp on knowledge than self-deception.","Diogenes Laertius","Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, 7.23","2021-03-14T07:00:00",[17,18],"stoicism","awareness",[20,17],"meditation","never","/10EB1772-C198-494F-99AA-AFE66B7E706A.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":54},"minimark",[26,30,43,46,51],[27,28,29],"p",{},"Delusions that you are smarter, wealthier, and more powerful than others. The egotistical traits hinder any ability to\ndiscover and develop.",[31,32,33,36],"block-quote",{},[27,34,35],{},"It is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows",[37,38,40],"template",{"v-slot:author":39},"",[27,41,42],{},"Epictetus",[27,44,45],{},"An inflated ego hinders the ability to recognize any lack of knowledge. We do not know what we think we know.",[47,48,50],"h3",{"id":49},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,52,53],{},"To grow and develop, we need to fight our egos. Meet our self-deception with contempt and hostility. Humbly accept we\nhave much to learn.",{"title":39,"searchDepth":55,"depth":55,"links":56},2,[57],{"id":49,"depth":58,"text":50},3,1793716902801]