The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson,

and is narrated by Tina Lehman.

Humility, a primal virtue with modern value.

I've gotten a lot of feedback about my leadership post earlier this year, particularly from

people who connected with the humility aspect.

Since many people pointed out that a good leader doesn't make the goals of a group about

him or her.

I shouldn't be too surprised.

It's a characteristic I think most people would agree

is in short supply these days, but most of us still admire it when we see it. In truth, little in

our culture today encourages a humble disposition, and I think that's a relatively new development.

More than ever, it seems to be the loudest, boldest, and often most obnoxious voices that

garner our attention.

Brashness somewhere along the line became an asset rather than an irritation.

We're told we need to do more, be more, have more, fight for what we presumably deserve, and push our way to

the front if we want our good in life. Put yourself out there, talk yourself up, and above all,

look out for number one. Is anyone else exhausted by these instructions? The key and related

question of the day, however, is this. What would

Grock have said about this social shift? First off, I think it's safe to say he would have voted

anyone exemplifying said traits off the island, as would have the majority of his contemporaries,

for a very good reason. A band full of overgrown egos

would have spelled disaster for survival in his day. In the immediate economies of hunter-gatherer

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