Pride is self-importance and self-focus -- which leads to selfishness which is selfish thinking and selfish acting -- which is the opposite of Jesus' command of agape love (John 13:34).
Mowing Direction. Finally, you should mow your lawn in different directions each week so it does not lay down one particular way. If you mow the exact same direction every week, your grass will be trained to lay one way (much like training your hair to lay over) and this will cause issues.
Cutting only one third of the grass height away at a time, you may have to mow the grass repeatedly to bring it down to a more manageable 2- to 3-inch height. As you pass the mower across the lawn, use slow turns so that your wheels do not accidentally pinch the turf and pull it away from the soil.