Building Trust in Yourself

Source https://zenhabits.net/trusting/

I find that almost all problems are a breakdown in trusting ourselves.

If we could trust ourselves fully, so many things become effortless.

Let me give some examples of where we don’t trust ourselves:

  • Procrastination: We procrastinate when we think we can’t handle the stress or difficulty of one or more tasks, or we don’t trust ourselves to handle any bad outcomes we fear from doing those tasks (people judging our work, for example). If we trusted ourselves completely, we could just do the task and deal with the stress that comes from it, and deal with whatever comes after.
  • Overwork: We work hard often with hopes of clearing our todo list or inbox, and getting a sense of peace if we finish everything (which never comes). We don’t trust ourselves to handle the work in future days, and don’t trust that the work we’ve put in by the end of a reasonable work day is enough.
  • Social media addiction: The urge to constant…

Source https://zenhabits.net/trusting/

I find that almost all problems are a breakdown in trusting ourselves.

If we could trust ourselves fully, so many things become effortless.

Let me give some examples of where we don’t trust ourselves:

  • Procrastination: We procrastinate when we think we can’t handle the stress or difficulty of one or more tasks, or we don’t trust ourselves to handle any bad outcomes we fear from doing those tasks (people judging our work, for example). If we trusted ourselves completely, we could just do the task and deal with the stress that comes from it, and deal with whatever comes after.
  • Overwork: We work hard often with hopes of clearing our todo list or inbox, and getting a sense of peace if we finish everything (which never comes). We don’t trust ourselves to handle the work in future days, and don’t trust that the work we’ve put in by the end of a reasonable work day is enough.
  • Social media addiction: The urge to constant…

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