Summary Of The Basic Problem Of Mine Is Better By Riggiero

In “The Basic Problem: ‘Mine is better’” by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero, he presents the audience that it is natural to have a self-promoting attitude; however, he argues that with recognition and control our attitude can avoid going into the extremes of self-righteousness and corrupt thinking. Ruggiero explains that a feeling of worth by boasting self-promotion begins at an early age and naturally progresses as the child gets older. Boasting about little things such as toys and grades leads to bigger boasts of jobs and achievements. He defines this as self -confidence because there is a perspective and awareness for other people’s points of view. He elaborates that the concepts of “egocentric” and “ethnocentric” come into play when people only