Ego trap

We need to keep reminding ourselves what we know is just a drop of water in the ocean. Otherwise we are prone to fall into ego trap, especially when the years go by.

We started from zero. Everyone in our society is expert to us. We were humble. We learned everything from the society and our learning curve was steep initially. As years go by, our learning curve started to flatten. New things for us to learn become lesser and lesser. Our job slowly switch to teaching the fresh entrant. Because there is nothing new to learn and no meaningful exposure, we tend to think that we know a lot, but not ego until we thought we know everything, until..........

We found another society. Their level is so much higher that makes us feel that what we know is just like a baby started to crawl.
The lucky one found out in the early year of their carreer; the unlucky one never found out until near their retirement age. The really unlucky one never ever realize that.

It is ashamed when we found out, but at least we know what we don't know. Then we become humble. Then we keep learning. Keep looking up and never give up.