Because they border on delusions of grandeur with nothing to support them. I don't put in the work...
I'm American...I guess problem solved
I hear what you're saying. One of the reasons I wish to rid myself of these thoughts it is that I half-believe "One day in the future I'll have the fortitude to write something great"...instead of thinking or doing in the now. I've recognized it as a highly destructive way to live. I'm pretty sure this also borders into the narcissistic territory. And then there is the awful voice in my head that says "what if it's true". I also think this is a coping method for not having any friends...I just don't know how to stop it.
