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Women and Confidence: Why They Lack Self-Faith

Do women tend to be less confident than men? What do you think the reason is behind women’s lack of self-confidence? According to Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, the authors of The Confidence Code, women have less confidence than men because women tend to underestimate their abilities—their self-perception is negatively skewed. Men, on the other hand, tend to overestimate their abilities. In this article, we’ll discuss women and confidence. Specifically, we’ll take a look at the evidence of the confidence gap between genders, and the differences in how men and women express confidence.

Why Do We Need Community as Christians?

Why do we need community as Christians? How can being part of a community dramatically improve your mental well-being? According to the Bible, humans were made for community. The fact that we’re made for community reaches back to the nature of God himself, and also human biology. Understanding why we need community can inspire you to reach out to others and reap the benefits. Keep reading to find out why we need community as humans.

The Environmental Factors of Self-Confidence

How to Build Faith in Yourself and Change Your Life

Is confidence a matter of nature or nurture? What role does the environment play in confidence development? Confidence isn’t a matter of nature versus nurture—both biology and environment are implicated. Scientists estimate that around 25-50% of confidence stems from our genes, and there is also a lot of evidence in favor of nurture. In this article, we’ll look at what role the environment plays in confidence development, focusing on the environmental factors of self-confidence that affect women, who often lack the self-belief men have.

The 2 Ways to Create Interest: Mystery and Curiosity

How can you keep people’s attention once you have it? How can you create interest so people don’t tune you out? It’s one thing to grab attention. It’s another to keep it. You can create interest in two ways—by presenting a mystery or by generating curiosity. Read more to learn about these two ways of creating interest and keeping it.

How to Manifest Your Dream Life: Visualize Success

How to Visualize Success and Achieve Your Goals

How do you visualize success? How will visualizing wealth lead to riches? The right way to visualize success is to have a precise idea of what you want to accomplish, accompanied by an unshakable conviction in your ability to achieve your goals. Visualizing success spurs your creativity, which propels you to develop ideas that lead to riches. Read on to learn more about the right way to visualize success.

The Confidence Gap: Why Men Have More Self-Esteem

Why do women tend to be less confident than men? Can the confidence gap between genders be explained by genetic differences between males and females? While there are no genetic differences between men and women—the confidence-related gene variants are evenly distributed between genders—the sexes do have physiological differences in their brains, think in different ways, and have different amounts of relevant hormones. Some of these differences may explain the confidence gap between men and women. Here is what neuroscience has to say about the confidence gap between men and women.

Get Out of Your Head: Book Overview and Key Ideas

Are you looking for a Get Out of Your Head book overview? What are the key ideas from the book? In her book Get Out of Your Head, Jennie Allen uncovers Satan’s master plan for trapping you in a life of defeat by poisoning your mind with toxic thoughts. She draws on the Bible, personal examples, and the findings of modern brain science to teach you how to “put on the mind of Christ” by literally reprogramming your brain, resulting in a victorious life that fulfills God’s plan for you. Keep reading for our Get Out of Your Head book

Is Confidence Genetic?—Yes, to an Extent

Is confidence genetic? And if so, how much do genes contribute to one’s sense of self-confidence? It’s scientifically accepted that the big five personality traits—agreeableness, neuroticism, conscientiousness, extroversion, and openness are responsible for around 50% of our personalities. Confidence and optimism are related to these traits, and scientists estimate that 25-50% of our confidence comes from our genes. Here is what science has to say about the role of genetics in confidence.

Learn From Your Past With Mental Time Travel

What is mental time travel? How can it help you make better decisions? Mental time travel is a decision-making strategy in which you look at the past and imagine the future. It helps you learn from your experiences and keep your vision in mind. Ultimately, it guides you to make better decisions. Continue reading to learn how to leverage mental time travel.

The Role of Extrinsic Rewards in Motivation

What role do rewards play in motivation? Have you ever done something purely for fun, then started getting paid for it? How did getting paid change how you felt about the work, and how motivated you were? According to Daniel H. Pink, the author of Drive, rewards—specifically, extrinsic rewards—are only effective when the job is low-skill, routine and, monotone. However, when the job requires creativity and intelligence, extrinsic rewards actually diminish motivation and performance. In this article, you’ll learn about the psychology behind rewards and motivation. Specifically, we’ll discuss why extrinsic rewards are ineffective in motivating performance in the long-term.