You’re Doing Better Than You Think (Here’s Proof)

🧠 Discover the secrets to developing unshakeable mental strength that commands respect without saying a word.

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▶️Also watch:

1. Why Your Mind Gets Weaker Every Day (And How to Fix It) - https://youtu.be/YaE2GYegLNU

2. How to Improve Effortlessly - https://youtu.be/zelyEXAmN0o

3. Brutally Honest Advice for Young Men - https://youtu.be/JHL-cGcXzdU

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0:00 - Introduction

1:23 - Chapter 1: "Your Invisible Upgrades"

2:58 - Chapter 2: "The Comparison Trap"

4:25 - Chapter 3: "Evidence You're Ignoring"

5:54 - Chapter 4: "The Solved Problem Amnesia"

7:52 - Chapter 5: "Your Expanding Comfort Zone"

9:22 - Chapter 6: "The Sophistication Shift"

10:44 - Chapter 7: "Hidden Momentum Indicators"

12:20 - Chapter 8: "The Recognition Framework”

13:59 - Chapter 9: "Maintaining Clear Vision"

💡📚 Below is a curated list of books and research papers that further explore some of the concepts discussed in this video. (some links are affiliate links, which help support my channel)

BOOKS

1/ Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck

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2/ The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

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3/ Atomic Habits by James Clear

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4/ Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson

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5/ The Invisible Gorilla by Christopher Chabris & Daniel Simons

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6/ The Progress Principle by Teresa Amabile & Steven Kramer

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7/ Emotional Agility by Susan David

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8/ The Comparison Cure by Lucy Sheridan

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9/ Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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10/ Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

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RESEARCH PAPERS

1/ Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments by Justin Kruger & David Dunning

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10626367/

Foundational study on the Dunning–Kruger effect, explaining why people often fail to recognize their own competence and progress.

2/ Hedonic Adaptation to Positive and Negative Experiences by Sonja Lyubomirsky

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=8342af922313ff0b9488f3f43565adcab736d27e

Explores the “baseline shift” phenomenon, where the brain normalizes improvements and solved problems, making progress feel invisible.

3/ The Imposter Phenomenon: An Internal Barrier to Empowerment and Achievement by Pauline Rose Clance & Maureen Ann O'Toole

https://paulineroseclance.com/pdf/ip_internal_barrier_to_empwrmnt_and_achv.pdf

Seminal paper on imposter syndrome, showing why genuine competence often feels like “faking it” to those experiencing it.

4/ The Neuroscience of Growth Mindset and Intrinsic Motivation by Betsy Ng

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836039/

Reviews the neuroscience behind growth mindset and intrinsic motivation, supporting the script’s emphasis on mindset and self-perception.

5/ Knowing when to look it up: a new conception of self-assessment ability by Eva C. W. Chan, Kevin W. Eva

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17895699/

Presents a new framework for self-assessment, aligning with the script’s call for systematic, objective progress tracking.

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