stackyFACTSToxic positivity might be onto something.
Toxic positivity might be onto something. Albert Bandura coined 'self-efficacy,' the psychological concept that merely believing you possess the skills to pull something off actually heavily dictates your success. People who arrogantly assume they can solve a puzzle will relentlessly batter away at it until they win, while self-doubters quit at the first hurdle. Your actual competence matters far less than your delusional self-belief.
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