#411: Why Emotions Are Better Than Willpower in Achieving Your Goals
The Art of Manliness
The Prosocial Emotion of Pride
Pride, when authentic and calibrated to one's accomplishments, serves as a marker of valuable skills. It encourages individuals to continue developing and honing their abilities by signaling that others value those skills. This is evident in parenting, where praise from parents signals to children that certain behaviors are valued by the family unit or culture, leading to the development of skills. Experiments have shown that when individuals feel pride in their abilities due to admiration from others, they invest significantly more time and effort into honing those skills, demonstrating the motivating power of pride. Therefore, pride can act as a prosocial emotion by promoting the development of important abilities valued by others, ultimately leading to success and recognition in various social contexts.
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