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It is different from the standard context of being humble, which is usually to avoid bragging about own's success. Being able to accept own's mistakes, even when you're sure you're right, is another, big, step forward.
The only advantage I see at beeing humble is that it does not offend people with low self-esteem. One only needs to say to be good at something or to be proud of something to trigger some people. More so in Europe than in the States I think.
There is a process in attaining humility, you cannot just adorn yourself in it from the start.
"The outcome of too much humility is that you end up listening to the counsel of some mediocre individual." Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406)
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Unsure if your own comment is sarcastic, but GP's quote is from Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy.
I like the quote in its use of sarcasm to emphasize a point. I completely dislike that its apparent value also comes because it's a quote from a comedic character in a comedy film. I mean, that diminishes its value as sarcasm, and it becomes just a canned answer.
The world is full of leaders who are everything but humble.
If you want truth, understanding or science discoveries -> be very humble (intellectually).
The only advantage I see at beeing humble is that it does not offend people with low self-esteem. One only needs to say to be good at something or to be proud of something to trigger some people. More so in Europe than in the States I think.
But that's just culture/language. In the US, saying that you are good at something is expected, in other countries, you pass the same message just by just saying you do the thing. In these countries, if you say that you are good at something, it is the equivalent of saying "I am a fucking god and no one can approach me" in the US, it is just rude.
But in my experience, the rare time it was encouraged to say "i don't know" and "I was wrong" were also the times when I was around the most competent and talented people.
But how can a humble person accomplish something extraordinary? At some point, you gotta have faith in what you're doing, despite all the opposition. Very rarely are accomplishments made traveling a road strewn with flowers.
[1]http://paul-m-jones.com/post/2008/11/07/patterns-of-intellec...