Humblebrag, by Harris Wittels

“Every time I would read one, I would think, ‘Why would that person say that? What is the point?’ It can only serve to make people jealous of you and/or hate you. No one ever hears one and actually thinks you are cooler. But people do it because it’s in their nature to prove to others how great their life is, or maybe they’re actually just trying to prove it… to themselves?” – pg. xiii

“You’d think that years of rejection and nobody caring about their work would make them fairly humble, but no.” – pg. 65

“And what I love about smart people humblebragging is that they sound dumb doing it. It conveys a certain degree of unawareness.” – pg. 130

“If I wasn’t there, I don’t care. That’s a good mantra to try and remember if you are ever thinking about bragging about cool places you visited to someone who wasn’t there.” – pg. 190

“Bear in mind that calling people out on humblebragging in your daily life will eventually make everyone so uneasy around you they will stop talking to you altogether.” – pg. 247