Confidence Hacks

Learn how to instantly get out of your head and confidently tackle any task that scares you or intimidates you.

Studies on the efficacy of affirmations:

1. Schimel, Jeff, et al. "Not all self-affirmations were created equal: The cognitive and social benefits of affirming the intrinsic (vs. extrinsic) self." Social Cognition 22.1: Special issue (2004): 75-99.

2. Paulhus, Delroy L. "Bypassing the will: The automatization of affirmations." Handbook of mental control (1993): 573-587.

Learn to make a simple change that will transform how other people perceive your confidence.

Study on first impressions:

Willis, Janine, and Alexander Todorov. "First impressions making up your mind after a 100-ms exposure to a face." Psychological science 17.7 (2006): 592-598.

Learn a simple hack to make people comfortable in your presence and to self-generate feelings of confidence and happiness.

Study on how people perceive smiles:

Lau, Sing. "The effect of smiling on person perception." The Journal of Social Psychology 117.1 (1982): 63-67.

Study on how smiling affects your inner state:

Frank, Mark G., and Paul Ekman. "PHYSIOLCGIC EFFECTS OF THE SMILE." (1996).

Learn how to instantly get out of your head and stop overthinking the situation.

Study on focused breathing's effects on mental state:

Arch, Joanna J., and Michelle G. Craske. "Mechanisms of mindfulness: Emotion regulation following a focused breathing induction." Behaviour research and therapy 44.12 (2006): 1849-1858.

Learn how to control your vocal chords and speak in a deep, powerful tone of voice that signals your confidence.

Learn how to approach attractive women in any situation, and boost your confidence as you do it.

Learn how to better control your emotions and improve how you respond to stress in 5 minutes per day.

Study on meditation changing the grey matter in your brain:

Kilpatrick, Lisa A., et al. "Impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on intrinsic brain connectivity." Neuroimage 56.1 (2011): 290-298.

Learn a powerful affirmation to rapidly increase your self-esteem and generate self-love.

Book recommendation: Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant

Learn how to meditate on your own death, and why doing this will make you more likely to take bold and courageous action in life.

Studies on terror management:

Cooper, Douglas P., Jamie L. Goldenberg, and Jamie Arndt. "Empowering the self: Using the terror management health model to promote breast self-examination." Self and Identity 10.3 (2011): 315-325.

Vail, Kenneth E., et al. "When Death is Good for Life Considering the Positive Trajectories of Terror Management." Personality and Social Psychology Review 16.4 (2012): 303-329.

Learn how to stop putting yourself in a position of lacking where you look at yourself as incomplete.

Learn to turn off your mind at night and avoid overthinking things and sabotaging your own confidence.

Learn a simple technique you can use at home to relieve negative thoughts and emotions and boost your energy.

Study on the efficacy of cold showers for relieving depressive symptoms:

Shevchuk, Nikolai A. "Adapted cold shower as a potential treatment for depression." Medical hypotheses 70.5 (2008): 995-1001.

Learn a quick habit you can use to relieve your anger transform your stress into an ecsatic energy.

Learn a simple 60-second technique to transform your confidence and make you feel like an absolute boss.

The study on power posing's effects on the body:

Carney, Dana R., Amy JC Cuddy, and Andy J. Yap. "Power posing brief nonverbal displays affect neuroendocrine levels and risk tolerance." Psychological Science 21.10 (2010): 1363-1368.

Learn two key stretches to expanding your posture and make yourself appear and feel far more confident.

Learn a simple technique to shift your mindset from one of self-doubt to one of self-belief.

Learn how to make concrete decision and stop overthinkingthings.

Learn an easy way to review your day and learn from your failures, rather than drowning in regret.

Learn how to give meaning to your life and fill yourself with confidence and motivation.

Learn how to be insanely productive and avoid feeling down and depressed.

Learn how to create "habit stacks" using the confidence hacks you learned in this course.