Ego Can Be Examined as a Process
We often speak of ego as an object someone has too much of or needs to lose. Consider it instead as a process that keeps a familiar point of view alive.
A process can be observed while it is happening. We may bend new information toward what we already believe, listen for confirmation, or hear disagreement mainly as a threat. These are actions, even when they feel automatic.
Persistence is sometimes justified. Evidence may strongly support a view. The issue is not changing our minds whenever someone disagrees; it is noticing how a position protects itself and whether it remains open to correction.
Instead of trying to destroy an invisible inner object, we can ask what we are doing to preserve a particular view. What can be noticed can sometimes become a choice.