«Everything is not as it seems!» — the reader of this book will exclaim after Carroll’s Alice. And he will be right. Psychologist and university lecturer Thomas Chamorro-Premuzic offers a fresh look at the old problem of overcoming self-doubt and self-doubt. The author convincingly exposes the arrogant self-confidence that society is trying to impose as a standard, and consistently interprets all the doubts of his less confident readers in their favor. How else, if the high self-esteem so valued by the majority can significantly ruin life, ruin health and make everyone hate you? In reality, it is uncertainty that allows us to recognize our imperfections, which means that it pushes us to change, improve life and increase competence — and ultimately leads us to success. How to do this path with the least loss, you will learn in this book.
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