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When Words Reflect Confidence

One day, Tom and Paul decided to go to the gym together. On their way, they met Sam, one of their old friends. During the conversation, Sam asked them, “why do you go to the gym everyday?“

Tom replied, “well, you know, it's healthy and it's better than having nothing to do”. Tom didn’t seem to be that confident in his reply; he was a little confused because he was sure that the gym was very good for him, however he found nothing to say.

On the other hand, Paul replied, “Working out improves your mood, prevents many diseases, makes me look better and even raises my immunity. Why not go then?”

Sam found Paul talking in a much more confident way than Tom had, to the extent that Sam decided to join them in going to the gym.

Self Confidence and Knowlegede

What do you think happened here?
Do you think Paul was more confident than Tom?
The answer is no. In reality, Tom is generally much more confident, but in that particular situation, Paul had a very strong advantage: the advantage of knowing!!

After all, even if you believe in what you are doing, you are never going to be that confident about it unless you know exactly why are you doing it. Think of the case where you do something weird, like drinking tea while working out. If someone asks you what you are doing, you will be much more confident in your reply if you said that hot drinks in general increase the body's activity level while cold drinks may decrease your performance as they decrease the body temperature.

Of course your reply in that case can also simply be ”because I like it” and this can be a confident reply too. If, however, you find that you may not be that confident while doing something, just know the reason, and you will be more confident doing it than ever.

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