Science of Self-Confidence Confidence matters for our success, yet only 16% of us describe ourselves as "very confident," according to a YouGov survey. This statistic reveals something important. Confident people tend to be healthier and happier. The sort of thing I love is that confidence isn't housed in a single part of the brain. It operates as a self-reinforcing feedback loop powered by action, reward, and memory. Understanding what self confidence is and why confidence m

Did you ever wonder about professionals and world-class athletes that have made it to the top of the game and wonder how they got there? Did you ever think it might have something to do with the size of the population in which they grew up? There is research which suggests that the size of the city where an athlete spends their developmental years can affect the chances of attaining elite level performance. Small to medium-sized communities (about 30,000 to 1,000,000) seem to