The practice of being conceited. This is also the practice of finding oneself so ridiculously good looking that you fall in love with yourself and no one else. Symptoms may include, but are not limited to, cockiness, looking in the mirror excessively, talking about yourself constantly, bragging about your hair cut and man sweater, and last but not least, thinking highly of one's abilities.
"Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?"
A female violinist who is in charge of the entire orchestra, and who outwardsly displays her authority, and opinions to the usually more pompous conductor. She apparently kicked the butts off of the other violinists (including male violinists) to get her prominent position.
The concertmistress wore a gorgeous dress, that would have looked better on a more humble soloist.
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”