the ego holds a high opinion of some people

I have a few people in my life that I've noticed pop into my mind who influence my decision making process.
This can be a difficult thing to detect given that these individuals are deeply embedded into the subconscious mind.
Even in seemingly menial decisions and activities, these people keep showing up, quietly influencing your daily life.
The more radical you venture outside of your current identity, the more signal flares will fire into your mind about what these egoic cabinet members might say.
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[@NKWTI]

Ego when directed correctly can be very useful, but you need to start using it as a tool rather than letting it rule your life. Biggest lesson I learned and it was from getting high on THC/edibles. You notice that you see things much clearer and for what they actually are, and realize that ego is in the way a lot of the time. Ego is very useful in specific situations, other than that, it holds a lot back and can actually cloud your judgment and/or lead to depression in yourself as well. When you come out of a THC high, if you take these lessons seriously, they can be useful in your regular life to see "behind the matrix." Ego is very important to mold into an on/off switch that you have full control over, and yes, of course it takes work.

[@CarterDombeck]

Interesting words, thank you.
Psychedelics drugs are also very useful to experience the dissolution of the ego. Like you mentioned, it brings you to the experience of true reality and the neutrality of being.
The ego has a place in operating in this reality/world, but from a spiritual aspect, it can get in the way of experiencing true peace and freedom.