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#535 - James Smith - How Do You Develop Real Confidence?

Modern Wisdom

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Is There a Single Vehicle for Developing Your Confidence?

I think that people being stuck in action, spinning their wheels with the anxiety cost or the open loops from the zygonic effect, just playing rampant in their mind. Failure under conditions of optimism is very different to failure under conditions of pessimism because failure under pessimism confirms your fears. Having a primary vehicle that you build that confidence competence feedback loop is a really good idea. You become ever more attuned to how your performance within that particular domain is going. And I think that maybe for you, it's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and writing, perhaps, or Brazilian JiuJitsu and social media or something like that.

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