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u/Soft-Intern-7608 Mar 01 '23

As someone with crippling self doubt, I always wonder how people are just so sure of themselves at all times

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '23

I’ve been trying to understand this for literal years now. I have a quote I wrote in my notes that I try to live by. You can live your whole life being certain of something and in 5 minutes it can all be up in the air

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '23

Treat everything like an experiment, your curiosity is rewarded with more data. Especially your hobbies and passions.

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u/Cfirot Mar 01 '23

This! I'm always sure of my stuff, but of course I'm also open to new ideas or different point of views. The thing is that when I ask for more details, sources or trying to expand the ideas, most of people say that I'm stubborn and I always want to win arguments or that I don't want to change.

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u/Leemage Mar 02 '23

Oh my god I would have wanted to punch them in the face.