Know It All Attitude

• Posted In : 2021-Apr-25

The Hindrance of a Know-it-all Attitude

I remember seeing a man outside the mall. He was stopped from entering because he refused to wear a mask. Instead of wearing a mask and following government orders, he started arguing. He stated how he knew that masks did nothing and how he knew that the virus was a hoax. He left the mall because he said that he knew he was right.

People with a know-it-all attitude are seen everywhere. They are political figures who are unable to accept criticism. They are celebrities who think they are above the law. They are grandparents who refuse to accept any change in cultural or societal norms.

The notion that a person ‘knows-it-all’ can positively hinder a person’s learning. Such a person is unaware of how much knowledge there is outside of what they think they know and are, therefore, reluctant to open themselves up to new experiences.

Such a person is usually dismissive of other people, thinking themselves superior in the realm of knowledge. They like to hear themselves speak and consider others significantly dotish than they are.

These types of people are unaware of how much they are missing out in the world just by sticking to this negative mindset of theirs. They are unaware of the fact that they are restricting their brain from growing and adapting to new ways of thinking or understanding the viewpoints of others.

In essence, they are stopping themselves from learning. 

‘Once you stop learning, you start dying.’ - Albert Einstein

This can be detrimental to their mental health. Not only is sticking to one’s mindset hurting themselves, but it can also only make such people unlikeable when they refuse to adapt to changing societal conditions. As such, ‘humans are social creatures and isolation from society can negatively affect a person mentally, which can further lead to physical problems.

In our generation, there are new information that keeps coming to light. With the annulment of Article 377 and the standing of Article 25, people have to learn to acknowledge and adapt to new conditions within society and this is impossible when they are stuck with the attitude that they ‘know-it-all’.

Author : Meghala Srinath

Meghala Srinath loves writing about things that aspire her and spending time with friends and family.

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