When Is Too Much Confidence A Negative?

excessive self confidence

What’s wrong with being #confident?” Demi Lovato tweeted. Confidence is an important trait. We need to believe in ourselves because self-confidence is important, but we must also be willing to question our own abilities and existing beliefs when necessary. Being overconfident can hurt our performance. You might be surprised to learn that overconfidence can hurt […]

Life Lessons To Stand On When You Feel Like A Failure

Comfort zone

How Do You Know If You’re A Failure? You lack self-control. It’s impossible to finish what you begin. You’re a big fan of blaming others. You don’t have faith in your abilities. You don’t have any goals. Negative self-talk. Negative thoughts. Does not perceived failures. You have painful emotions. Too focused on others’ opinions. You […]

Actionable Steps To Become A More Well Rounded Person

Well-rounded-person

If you’re looking for ways to become a more well-rounded individual, here are some actionable steps: Go for depth, not breadth With so many options, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Decide which areas you want to master and focus your attention there. For example, if you’re interested in writing and have not yet done so, […]

Blaming Others: 5 Reasons Why People Don’t Take The Blame

Taking Responsibility And Avoid Blaming Others

Recent research found that laying blame on other people was socially infectious. When you see someone else shift the blame for their own mistakes onto someone else, it can be hard to resist the temptation to do the same. Researchers warn that making mistakes and blaming others might have negative consequences for everyone engaged in […]

How To Be Yourself: 5 Tips You Should Try

How To Be Yourself

The older we get, the harder it is to be our real selves when in front of others, probably because we have to survive and adapt. It just so happened that pretending to be someone was an easier way to keep and impress people. That is what’s crazy about us human beings, we spend so […]

How To Use Self-Reflection For More Happiness In Your Life

Is Self Reflection Important

Everyone has different goals, but it falls short of one thing: achieve ultimate happiness and more fulfilling life. It sounds so simple, yet why is it so hard to find? Impact bias is the small peculiarity of human nature. Overestimation of the duration and severity of things that don’t happen yet is a common symptom […]

9 New Skills To Learn Before 2022 Is Over

9 New Skills To Learn Before 2022 Is Over

Instead of seizing a moment, wouldn’t it be better to conquer the year? As 2022 nears its end, ask yourself these two questions: “What do I have to show for this year? ” “Was this year a fruitful one?” For most of us, achieving something is the goal, but there are more ways than one […]

Marginal Gains: Why 1% Can Make All The Difference

Count Small Improvement

Will you believe someone if he pledged that you could harvest massive success in your life if and only if you just get 1% better a day? Our society, which is constantly seeking grandiose change, often overlooks small improvements. Little did they know that the continuous improvement from modest choices would change the world. Hop […]

How To Break Bad Habits: 5 Ways To End The Cycle

How To Break Bad Habits

Breaking habits are not a walk in the park. Taking out unwanted habits is a tough thing to do as there are so many reasons why we want to stay stuck with an old habit. Some of us over-commit and procrastinate, some of us feel the pressure from our spouses or bosses to do work […]

5 Ways You Can Enhance Your Critical Thinking Skills

Five Ways To Improve Critical Thinking Skills

Critical thinking seems to be in the news lately. It’s been brought up many times as an important skill to have, especially for those studying science, engineering, and technology topics that lend themselves more to critical thinking. Our brains are designed that way. To make it quite clear, critical thinking involves an examination of all […]