self-esteem

Explaining things to an interested noob is satisfying, builds your self-esteem, and will probably lead to brainstorming.

By your examples, you seem to be associating it with self-esteem, whereas in Kahneman's case it's more of an epistemological issue.

In the eyes of many Chinese people, the economic success and regained self-esteem justify almost any measure the government deems necessary.

This further messes up the already fragile n doubtful self-esteem of an introverted founder.

My motivation comes from a combination of self-esteem and a large amount of curiosity.

If they DO talk about themselves then there's clearly something missing (usually self-esteem).

You misunderstood what I'm saying if you think $10 million to $9.7 million is some kind of reduction in self-esteem.

The self-worth crutches for people with low self-esteem/ huge uncontrollable egos.

That guy/gal is nuts, they have an absurd self-esteem.

I was beyond an introvert, and had no self-esteem at the time.

It'll probably also help with your self-esteem.

I admire your effort, self-esteem and courage!

Since "like" counters are public they are often become a form of competition or a way to boost self-esteem which is a very extrovert style of socialization.

His conclusion: 'All violence is an attempt to replace shame with self-esteem.'" It's things like this that make it really obvious that we're primates, hardwired for status.

And of course any classes should include a huge dose of self-esteem and other training supporting the right/desire to say "No", but when a couple want to have sex do we really want to punish their offspring?

"I have a theory that this phrase truly took hold in the feel-good, self-esteem driven, sharing-is-caring educational environment that permeated the 90’s childhood." Is saying "I have a theory" really that much different than saying "I feel like"?