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The Science of Building Confidence & Self Esteem w/Harvard Psychologist Amy Cuddy EP 1198

The School of Greatness

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The Theory of Self Affirmation in Psychology

Self affirmation is about affirming to yourself what your values are, who you really are. When people do that, they then are less anxious in stressful situations and they perform better. Amy purty says she has a kind of pathological optimism which some find irritating but i'm totally ok with earnestness.

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