Normal people don’t lie to make themselves feel better or lie to goad strangers into patting them on the back. You see a guy doing what it takes, I see a guy using unhealthy coping mechanisms to do what it takes. Perhaps that his motivation technique or perhaps that’s just who he is as a person.

Either way it’s not a healthy quality to have. It’s fine if you disagree, but again, I was trying to let this go but you’re still here being angry. I don’t think swearing or calling people moron or comparing what he’s done to what I’ve done is really a good way to handle this discussion. Would you say bravo for the way I’ve handled this conversation even though you disagree with how I did it? Probably not. That’s how I feel about how OP is handling his motivation.