On taking credit

Earlier today I came across an interesting thought process behind taking credit.

We are all always eager to take credit for something good that has happened – obviously – it makes us feel great, and gives our ego a boost.

But something to think about, while taking such credit, is also whether we would take the blame if something had gone not so greatly.

This does two things: It tells us whether what we are taking credit for really was done by us – that is, if we were to be blamed, in our own minds, it would mean that we really were responsible for the act itself. Not the outcome, whether it turned out greatly or not so much.

One more thing it helps us to do is to learn to be true to ourselves. It is true that we need to fake a lot about ourselves, because that's just how our minds our trained.

But of all people we lie to or are unreal to, we must stay true to ourselves. No matter what.