They Truly See Their Corruption as Heroism

Most of us get the big things right: Don't touch fire, wrestle alligators, or play in traffic. But beneath these necessary survival strategies, we are boundless reservoirs of delusion. While many of our unmoored beliefs are specific to us - I seem to be the only person who thinks I have a beautiful singing voice - some are universal. Chief among these is the claim: I'm my own worst critic.