Is it selfish to think about myself?

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

Questioner (Q): Is it selfish to think about myself?

Acharya Prashant (AP): Nikita, first of all, thinking and understanding are not the same. Thinking about yourself is selfish but more than selfish it is stupid. What will you think about yourself? We all do keep thinking about ourselves…