Pseudo Self-Esteem: The Seductive Imposter That Undermines Happiness

Like a scam website, pseudo-self-esteem imitates the real thing but provides none of the actual benefits.

Healthy self-esteem—which is the evidence-based knowledge that you are deserving of happiness and capable of achieving your values—is vital for living a happy and successful life. 

If you don’t believe that you have earned happiness by living virtuously, you won’t feel motivated to pursue it—in fact, you will likely subvert your own efforts. If you don’t…