How to Improve SelfEsteem A New Secret From Research
It seems we all want to know how to improve self-esteem these days. Life can be hard. And who is usually hardest on you? Yourself. There's that negative voice in your head criticizing you. And sometimes you can't shut it up. So the answer is to boost your self-esteem, right? We've seen an explosion of this kind of thinking lately, that self-esteem is the answer to everything. But it's had some negative effects on the world too  like an epidemic of narcissism. Via Self-Compassion, Oh, and there's one other teensy weensy little problem with trying to boost self-esteem to deal with that critical voice, It doesn't work. This focus on improving self-esteem got to the point where the State of California started a task force and gave it 250,000 a year to raise children's self-esteem. They expected this to boost grades and reduce bullying, crime, teen pregnancy and drug abuse. Guess what? It was a total failure in almost every category. Via Self-Compassion, Join over 185,000 readers. Get a free weekly update via email here. Related posts, How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done  5 Expert Tips, 6 Things The Most Productive People Do Every Day, New Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More Successful