What We Dislike in Others is What We Dislike in Ourselves

Someone asked me, what is the most insightful thing you have learned recently? I knew instantly: what we dislike in others is what we dislike in ourselves. If someone’s overconfidence bothers you, it may be because you wish you had that trait. So the lesson is to seek to understand the people who trigger you, as they explain a lot about what you want to fix in yourself.