Bragging about how humble you are is still bragging. Just quieter.
REFLECTION
REFLECTION
Humility that gets mentioned has already become something else. The moment it is displayed, it starts functioning as a claim about yourself, which is the exact behavior it was supposed to replace, just delivered in a softer voice. Nobody can announce their way into it, and trying tends to make it worse.
Skip the qualifier next time you talk about something you did. Let a compliment sit without correcting it downward. Then spend the week doing something useful that you have no intention of mentioning, which is where the actual habit is built.
Which good trait of yours do you make sure people notice?
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.