In a sense, this is a predictable outcome of arrogant thinking, that what is being projected by the arrogant individual is more about them than the needs of a situation or circumstance when they are interacting with others. Being arrogant will narrow the perspective and range of choices that can be considered creatively through effective problem-solving to get to the root of an issue and propose an appropriate answer. It might well be a compromise of some kind or even, in effect, a surrender to a superior argument by a thoughtful thinking individual, who might resist a critic at first blush but come to see they do have a point and are actually deserving of consideration and an agreement to do things their way.
When arrogance is in charge, the imperative is for the self to prevail against any and all comers, to have one's way, to be in control and in charge, and make others do everything to their liking, in the way they feel is best, simply because it is their way and valued automatically as superior to someone else's perspective. That is a danger and a pitfall faced by all arrogant individuals because their arrogance will keep them constrained, and limit their growth in such a way that they essentially, in their quest for power and control and to lord it over others, begin to whittle away at their own value to the world at large, and even themselves. And eventually, they will be reduced in stature and be quite hollow compared to someone who has more self-control and adopts a personal demeanor of humility from the assumption they can always do better and are wanting to strive for excellence, and will be on the lookout for better and better ideas and choices, and are quite willing to borrow from others their good ideas and successful approaches. Whereas the arrogant individual may well be closed to new ideas in seeing others as inferior, and inevitably, their thoughts and actions, and that is always a loss for the arrogant, who presume too much about their ability. The consequence in their feelings and actions will limit their effectiveness, the respect of others, and the cooperation they get, and will eventually leave them isolated and vulnerable, and easily toppled by someone who has superior merit, with things worsened to a point when there is a consensus for a compelling need to have a better leader in charge. That is quite a price to pay for not being able to stop and think about one's actions and what they are truly bringing about.
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