The ego prevents us from acting on our basic urges (created by the id) but also works to achieve a balance with our moral and idealistic standards (created by the superego). 2 While the ego operates in both the preconscious and conscious, its strong ties to the id means that it also operates in the unconscious.

behaviorist theory

According to Sigmund Freud, human personality is complex and has more than a single component. In his famous psychoanalytic theory, Freud states that personality is composed of three elements known as the id, the ego, and the superego. These elements work together to create complex human behaviors.

Personality is different from the ego or the individual self. The word ‘ego’ may be used for that unified part of one’s personality which in ordinary language we call T’. Warren defined ego as “the individual’s conception of himself.” The ‘self’ is sometimes understood as the core of personality.

Eckhart Tolle: How to Free Yourself from Your Ego Armor

1. Observe Your Mind.
2. Distinguish Between the Voice of Ego and the Actual Situation.
3. Let Go of Limiting Stories.
4. Bring In Your Awareness.
5. Lay Down Your Weapons.

Here’s how to do the full version of the Ego Exercise.

1. Find someone you trust, admire, and respect.
2. Ask them to share what they believe to be your 2 or 3 biggest strengths.
3. Then, ask them to share your 2 or 3 biggest weaknesses and how you can improve.

Master of Ego is the journey of an ordinary guy from a typical Indian village into city life, first, and then into the whirl of the Western world. He is resourceful, intelligent and possessed of oodles of rustic charm.