Originally Posted by Ustwo

I have a giant ego and I am self-deprecating.

I know I'm damn good at a lot of things and I'm not afraid to show it, but I also know my limitations and I am very hard on myself for failure of any kind which could have been prevented.

Being able to laugh at yourself is really key, people who can not laugh at themselves, IMO, tend to be assholes and very self-absorbed. Odds are on any given day you will do at least one stupid thing, think one stupid thought, or catch yourself in a logical fallacy.

The problem with self-depreciation is when it reaches a level of expected failure and despair. When you assume you can't do things, you will not do those things.