You’d never let a friend call themselves that. Catch yourself mid-sentence and edit it like you would their essay.

The standard you hold for how a friend should speak about themselves is usually much higher than the one you apply to your own sentences. You would interrupt them without hesitation. When it is your own voice, the same words pass through unchallenged because they sound like observation rather than insult.

Catch one of those sentences mid-flow this week and rewrite it as you would rewrite theirs. Keep whatever part is accurate and cut the verdict at the end. You are not aiming for flattery, only for the fairness you already extend to everyone else.