Why do some people think they are always right?

Those types of people can be very frustrating! It's very hard to work with people who think the only good ideas are their own, and often it keeps you from making any progress. I wish I had some suggestions for you, but I guess really all you can do is try your best!

I understand you..yap,people think that they are always right..i hate this too!This kind of people are EGO of themselves that they don't want to listen to others views and opinion.They dont care about what others says but what their says are right and we must have to follow them.This kind of people must learn how to appreciate others and share thoughts together.

A few days ago Dr. Phil devoted an entire show to people with ego problems. The first guests were an engaged couple, both of whom had to be right and had to be the best all the time. Later on it all boiled down to the fact that underneath both were extremely insecure, and needed to bring themselves up and/or put the other down, in order to feel good. It was a real shame!

Those kind of people are really annoying and very difficult to deal with - it doesn't matter what you say they are going to know more than we do :( I can't imagine how difficult it must be having to work on a thesis with someone like that. I was married to a man like that for 8 years and do not miss it one bit.

Well in the case of people telling you your wrong when you know your right, prove it to them! show them the evidence and don't act smug. Honestly people have called me a know-it-all but the truth is that I believe I am right and alot of time will look it up for myself later but of course people could save us both arguement time by pointing out the truth...

I think that kind of person is a arrogance for having big confidence in his self. And for me I'm not looking forward to that ind of person. I will feel iritated to him.

I think that are not confident in themselves.Therfore they think that they have to show off and be good at something like always being right.So,they think people think they are smart and that impresses people.

well i thought i was wrong once however i was mistaken LOL!

I have a friend that is 'always' right and it drives me crazy. She can never admit to being wrong and I swear she makes up stuff just to be right,even when she has already been proven wrong. My dad is another one that is like that. He can be so cocky about things it makes me sick. It is part of the reason we don't talk anymore.

I think those people are actually very frustrated and think that if they won't admit they are wrong people will find them smart. Or they will become smart over night :/

I was going to say what dannishcanadian said, it comes from their on insecurity. I had a boss once who was like that and there was no way around it. It didn't matter if you tried a logical non threatening approach or anything else, he was always right, at least to himself. I worked as a scientist and you could show him absolute scientific proof that he wasn't right and it made no difference. I think that is one reason he was promoted because he was too closed minded to do good science.

Because it is the nature of all human beings that they think they are right until prooven wrong

you said it yourself..it is unnatural for themselves to admit their flaws, maybe their thinking was programmed that they should always be right because it should be...like for example for the parents, they'd say that they are right for reasons like because they have experience such before and that they were older and that you should listen to them and do what they say..i agree in the context of listening to them but the latter like doing what i was told would be an annoyance..when you stand for a right thing, it shouldn't be contested on how old or young you are...now, i believed that these righteous people continue on feeling righteous because there was no one, a single soul to defy them and tell them right on their face that they are wrong...now, maybe you should try that on your classmate and go stand for your opinion...prove it! and ....make the people around you agree with you that what you've been suggesting is truly good!

I think people who think they are always right are just insecure and they only feel better about themselfs by trying to act smarter then everyone else.

Yeah there are some people but what you said about parents is wrong becasue they on think in our favour weather at that moment we like it or not but in the long run we will admit that they are right but yeah some people pretend to be always ring and i dont like them too :)

Hello,argie,there are always some people who think they are right all the time,when i am dealing with those people,i will just let them go,i will not try to argue with them or prove them i am right because you know there will be never ending discussion with them until they win in the discussion,just take yourself one step back and never argue with them is the only way dealing with them.

I know lots of people like this. I just tend to let them "be right" if that's what they want. I have been known to say, "OK, you're right! Now what difference does it make? You are right and I am wrong! I've got it!" That tends to shut them up.. If people think they are right and I know for a fact they are wrong, and they won't listen - well it's their loss. Try it out - it works :-)

Some people can be so annoying as to think that they are always right, and worst, that they can never go wrong. Their favorite saying is: 'there are only sides of an argument: the wrong one and mine' Next time your friend rejects your suggestion, tell him pointblank that he is not always right and that you go ahead and implement your suggestion if you are in a position to do so. These people act outwardly as if they are superior, but in reality, they are really insecure and the superiority is just a 'front' to cover up for the inadequacy. Those who are stubborn as a bull actually need help as they are really weak and had to put up crutches to keep up the line...

I hate people who thinks they are always right. There's a lot of my friend who think they're in right, but often they're in wrong!!!!!!!!!!

My dad is like this! Don't even have to say that I have some problems here.. hehehehe It's amazing. He's the kind of person that you can rub the right thing right in his nose and still he doesn't admit that his wrong! "oh look, the sun is yellow!" "No!! It's Blue!!" ¬¬ sincerely i don't what to do with this kind of person either hehehehe When i'm stressed out i argue with them, but i think it's better to keep my mouth shout, somethings jus't doesn't worth the effort.