Seven ways to crush self doubt in creative work: This is the first article that i read. In this article professor John Spencer talks about a variety of ways to crush self doubt. Self doubt is something that everyone experiences on a daily basis and I enjoyed reading about how to diminish this feeling. Some points that professor John stood out to me more than others.
Don't compare yourself to others
He speaks about how self doubt can draw your attention from your main goal. When you are constantly comparing yourself to others you begin to lose sight of what really matters and you begin viewing people as competition rather than community. Comparing yourself to others can lead to jealousy and an unhealthy mindset, leading to missed opportunities simply because you believe that you are not good enough.
Set goals that are within your control
Set goals that are within your controls, do not over or under achieve as this might lead to self doubt when you are disappointed with the final result.
Why rejection hurts so much - and what to do about it: This is the second article I choose to read.
Rejection is an emotion that we feel on a daily basis, wether we like it or not. Living in an era where social media plays a role in every day lives its more common to feel rejection, not receiving a text or a like on social media can leave us feeling alone and rejected. While these are everyday things that may cause us to feel this way, you can also feel rejected when fired from a job or being ignored by friends. The question in this article is why? Why do we feel this emotion so strongly causing us to feel bad about of selves? "The greatest damage rejection causes is usually self-inflicted. Just when our self-esteem is hurting most, we go and damage it even further." This quote stood out to me because I could relate. The same section of your brain that activates rejection is the same section that activates pain. Therefore it is hard to deal with rejection and self criticism as you go about your daily life.
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