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I have not always been perfect, but by and large I keep in my what I was taught since childhood to be empathetic, kind and be helpful without asking anything in return. As I grew older, I realised that not everyone were taught the same and thus don't have the same values. That said, I realised that if I want to persuade others, I incentivise them by stoking their egos and showing how doing things could be beneficial for them.
I don't think humans are purely selfish and egocentric, and having ego is not necessarily a bad thing. We are complex creatures that can't be put into one box of category. But sometimes when ego rears its head, you kinda have to provide carrot and stick incentives to get things done.