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Lying to yourself in mirrors builds self esteem

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Staring deeply into your own eyes and chanting that you are a billionaire genius is a daily ritual for many. Affirmations rely on the strategy that if you repeat a blatant falsehood enough times, your brain will eventually just surrender and believe it.

Lying to yourself in mirrors builds self esteem
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