The book published by The School of Life and Editora Nós reflects on how we can train this skill
Feeling confident is difficult for many people. All the more so after two years of the covid-19 pandemic, relating to people, making choices and making decisions seems highly challenging. Thinking that we won’t be able to do something right or expected is a trigger for anxiety.
But I have good news for you: the confidencelike talent, it is not something ‘divine’, according to the book now published by The School of Life and Editora Nós.
“We often lack confidence because we implicitly take it as a irreproducible and slightly bizarre matter of luck. Some people are just too sure, for reasons neuroscientists may discover someday. But we tell ourselves there isn’t much we can do about it. our particular situation, “says an excerpt from the book Confidence.
But according to the founder of The School of Life, the Swiss philosopher Alain de Botton, trust is a skill based on a set of ideas about the world and our natural place within it. ‘So, does that mean I can learn to be more confident?’ The answer is yes.
There are those who are persecuted by those already called “impostor syndrome”, when we simply close ourselves to something that is challenging. Or that we feel unable to do. And that feeling comes from a place of confrontation with other people.
“In the face of challenges, we often leave the possibility of success to others, because we don’t see ourselves as the kind of person who wins (…) we see ourselves in the role of ‘impostor’, as an actor in the role of a pilot, wearing a uniform and making animated statements from the cockpit while not even able to start the engine, ”the book says.
If trust is a skill, it means it can be trained. And, for many, knowing they can win a life with less anxiety in decision making can be liberating. “Trust has never been more important to the world. We must also trust the idea that a different way of being in the world is possible, otherwise we will die out together with the planet”, says Simone Paulino, founder of Editora Nós.
“The book Confidence it is released at a very opportune time when many of us have been isolated for so long and have lost skills like trust. It’s the difference between daring, believing in yourself and taking that leap of faith, “explains Diana Gabanyi, founding partner of The School of Life Brasil.” After the book Self knowledgethe book Confidence is the second work we launched in Brazil in collaboration with Editora Nós. It is very special to know that we are taking it one step further, expanding our offering of resources to help people live better and wiser, by better understanding the feelings, thoughts and reactions of themselves and others, “he says. Jackie de Botton, who joins Diana, brought TSOL to the country in 2013.
Service:
‘Confidence’
Launch:
The School of Life and Editora Nós
Pages: 80
Price: BRL 58
Where to buy: on the Editora Nós website, from The School of Life by phone (11-991796714) or email (brasil@theschooloflife.com) or in major Brazilian bookstores.
Source: Terra
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