April 25, 2008
Productivity, Self Esteem and Happiness
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A productive human being is someone successful, and somebody successful is someone who lives a happy life - unless the paradox of progress is real and applies to the majority of successful persons.
Wondering about how and why is it that so many people, so talented feel miserable, i found something - within the realm of introspection - that should obvious to everyone.
Everything begins with the self esteem. If you do not feel respect for yourself, then it is harder than impossible to become productive. And productivity is so highly bound to success as the latter is linked to happiness.
Self Esteem -> Self Confidence -> Decision -> Productivity -> Success -> Happiness
Self Esteem is not so common as one may ever think. Some people develop traumas during the childhood, that translate in the inability to look at themselves in a fair fashion. For example, the overweighted boy of the school will be there waiting to feel annoyed and humiliated by the fellow classmates, during the adult life, the boy - even if he has become a slim man - will be so poorly self-confident that any plan will be sabotaged by the lack of confidence.
I knew someone - a pal from the College times - that had a big nose. He had always felt he was ugly and his nose was kind of a spook for him. He even had a nose surgery revision and subsequent rhinoplasty, but though it changed his physical appearance, the inner image of himself did not. Professional help of a reputed psychologist and a lot of therapy helped, but it was the deep comprehension of the person he was what changed the situation and helped him to recover the self-esteem so long lost.
Finally, as the chain starts by the self esteem, try to examine yourself and see if you are happy with yourself at first. I don’t know of any plan that might work when self confidence is low.
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