We all have come across personalities who know everything about everything. From school, to family gatherings or parties to the workplace, Know-It-Alls have always been a part of our lives.
Are you someone who can't stop correcting people and imposing knowledge on others? Then, this article is for you. Here, we list out the common characteristics of a Know-It-All person and how to stop being one.
Make sure you share this with suitable personalities because Know-It-Alls don't know that they don't know, so here, we make sure that they do.
1. You love to point out mistakes and correct people
Do you thrive on finding every silly mistake and correcting them? Do you have an opinion to make everything better? This is one of the most common traits of a Know-It-All person.
Correcting people and having opinions on every single thing will annoy most of the people.
There are ways for you to stop this, it starts with:
Asking yourself if you are correcting them out of concern or for the pleasure that correcting people gives you.
Stepping in their shoes, and thinking how you feel when someone points out every little thing and corrects you.
2. You talk more and listen less
Know-It-Alls are not good listeners. You will have a hard time listening to others and would want to talk and make it about yourself. This common trait makes others feel like their words are invalid and you are making the conversation about yourself.
Don't worry, it can be fixed
Don't listen to reply but to understand
You listen and understand their views, and problems. You don't always have to reply to them with a solution or advice. At times all they want you is to listen.
Don't make things about yourself
3. You advice way too much
You’re always advising people what to do and what not to. You advise people like you have authority on them and this starts from school projects to relationship advice to all kinds of life lessons.
How to stop this :
Ask yourself the motive behind advice, is it out of concern or to show that you know what they do not?
Ask yourself if you like people preaching and advising.
4. You make people feel bad for not knowing something
This is something everyone would have come across. Know-It-Alls react shockingly when someone does not know something. This might make the other person feel bad about not knowing it.
For example: “You don't know Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak? Come on!”, “You don't know Billie Eilish and FINNEAS are siblings? For real?”
One way to stop doing this is by asking yourself if you are doing this to flex your knowledge and pin them down or just to spread it.
Being mindful that everyone’s interest lies in different places and others may not be as interested as you in the topic you’re referring to will also help you control this.
5. You love nothing but to argue
Arguing drives you forward. You make everything an argument to prove your point. Proving people wrong pleases you, so you argue whenever you get a chance online or offline. Yes, this includes your constant online arguments over Messi or Ronaldo.
How to stop this:
know your time’s worth.
Listen before countering and accept if the other party is making sense.
6. Your ego is hurt when someone knows better
Someone having more knowledge about something you are really into will trouble you. You will feel constant pressure to be better than them and will wait for chances to flex your knowledge around them.
How do you stop this?
By being open to the fact some may know better
By being ready to listen and learn
7. You can’t admit that you’re wrong, You think you’re always right
Not being able to admit that you’re wrong and not being able to take criticism from anyone is yet another trait of a Know-It-All. You think you are always right, and never wrong. This extreme confidence could trouble you in every phase of your life.
To stop this, You need to allow and encourage constructive criticism.
You also need to validate other's opinion before jumping to the conclusion that they are wrong and you are right.
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