This blog post will be about eight seemingly good habits (tendencies, behaviors, mindsets) that are actually hurting us in the long term. They're harming our personal and professional lives, happiness, and health.

Some of these behaviors are indeed praise-worthy, but at the level they are a character of a lot of the society, they have lost the healthy balance and become hurtful.

For many years I also felt like these tendencies were something to strive for, and I tried to embody them, but through the years, I have realized how they have been more of a self-sabotage that is blocking me from true fulfillment and success than beneficial tools to reach goals.

Self-doubt is a lack of belief in your own abilities and in who you are. It is based on previous negative experiences that have made you doubt your worth. It undermines your potential and makes you procrastinate on the necessary action towards your goals.

Overthinking is a state that can suck energy out of you and paralyzes your actions. Overthinking leads you nowhere, because it keeps you worrying and fearing the outcomes.

Low self-esteem is not our natural way of being. In fact, it is the distorted view of ourselves. It is a bias against ourselves.

Low self-esteem comes from believing lies about ourselves and building up a whole life and reality out of those lies.

Ever experienced brain fog? Having regular exercise might help. Regular exercising also helps with reducing stress and improves confidence and self-esteem overall.

Many people struggle with conditional confidence because they place their confidence upon things they can’t control. When these things change, they lose their confidence and feel sad and frustrated. Developing unconditional confidence is what leads to long-term success and lasting happiness.