A healthier alternative to comparison-based self-esteem

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Also inspired by Olivia Fox Cabane's "The Charisma Myth":

3 ingredients to charisma:    • The 3 Ingredients of Charisma  

Anxiety about the uncertainty of the future:    • Anxiety about the Uncertainty of Futu...  

References:

The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane: https://www.amazon.com/Charisma-Myth-...

American Psychological Association. Self-esteem. APA Dictionary of Psychology.

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Henriksen IO, Ranøyen I, Indredavik MS, Stenseng F. The role of self-esteem in the development of psychiatric problems: a three-year prospective study in a clinical sample of adolescents. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2017;11:68. doi:10.1186/s13034-017-0207-y

Nguyen DT, Wright EP, Dedding C, Pham TT, Bunders J. Low self-esteem and its association with anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation in Vietnamese secondary school students: a cross-sectional study. Front Psychiatry. 2019;10:698. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00698

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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:44 Defining self-esteem and confidence
3:47 The dangers of comparison-based self-esteem
7:38 The alternative: self-compassion
10:30 Day-to-day implications