About 100 years ago, sociologist Charles Cooley derived the ..
🕑 Added 2024-04-19 01:59:17 +0000 UTC
About 100 years ago, sociologist Charles Cooley derived the theory of the mirror self, the essence of which is the following:
I am not what I think of myself, and I am not what others think of me. I am what I think others think of me.
This proves once again how much importance we place on other people's opinions.
However, we forget that other people often judge us based on their past experiences, habits, feelings - everything that has nothing to do with us. Therefore, basing your self-esteem on other people's opinions is very unreliable.
When you rely entirely on other people's judgment, you try to please them in every way possible, rise in their eyes, and end up losing your self.
But the good news is that it is within our power to stop this. We can become self-sufficient and not look to others to judge our every move.
How not to worry about other people's opinions
1. Remind yourself that many people don't think about you at all
2. Think with your head
3. Feel free - don't seek to know what others think of you
This means that if you have your own style, you need to keep it and promote it, you don't need to listen to what other people think about it😘😘
