Tolstoy wrote in his book "A Confession"
" That every group has a theory, that group is doing the most important work in the world and so do writers".
Tolstoy says that when he sat up in the company of writers, he became aware of the theory that writers are teachers of the society, but when he was alone, he would honestly ask himself what I had to teach others that I suppose I am a teacher of the society?
He says that it is a medicle condition to insist to become a teacher, start explaining to anyone who talks to you. Keep teaching at all times. Start lecturing on whoever you can get your hands on and never think about what I have to teach?.
Being willing to learn rather than teach, teaches us a lot. Listening instead of talking teaches us a lot. Those who are in the cycle of teaching all the time keep repeating their words repeated thousands of times. Those who do not listen to his speech, consider him ignorant. It seems to me that those who have this condition have a nervous breakdown.
The way to avoid this...of course you always inclined to teach, but please ask yourself, what do you have to teach???
Tolstoy Book: A confession