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If you don’t have confidence (in yourself) in your choices, you will be tempted to think that your choices are right by criticizing those who made different choices.
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A person who chooses option A thinks that choice is anxiety and claims that “choosing option A is the right thing to do” or is happy with an article claiming so.
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People who are unsure if what they have learned is beneficial.
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People who have no confidence (in themselves) whether what we learned was beneficial or not, claim it was “beneficial” because they don’t want to think it was a waste, and when others deny it, they repulsion it/they are convinced it was beneficial. If they are convinced that it was beneficial, they just think “what a stupid person” when they see someone who says “it was beneficial,” and they don’t repulse them.
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Psychology of feeling unsure about choosing one’s actions from many options, and feeling secure by following the rules.
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The psychology of wanting to be free from the fear that one’s efforts may be futile by appealing, “I’m working so hard,” and having people say, “That’s nice.”
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