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Sharing our successes also builds confidence. If we never acknowledge what we’ve accomplished, our brains tend to just ignore all subsequent achievements, and we never gain satisfaction from anything. But it’s important to combat the negativity bias that exists in our brains, which makes us more likely to dwell on our failures than our successes, by celebrating whenever we can. “When you are confident and hopeful, that improves your ability to focus naturally,” Benjamin and Sarah Cheyette said in a piece for Psychology Today. “When you feel that way, you are more likely to concentrate again on a challenging task in the future because you will feel motivated to get that feeling back.”
The Cheyettes also note that there’s nothing wrong with celebrating tiny victories that take us a tiny step closer to our goals because they help us build momentum. “The momentum you gain from each small success is what will allow you to stay on course toward greater and greater achievements and successes, including achieving your big, long-term goals. Each celebration doesn’t have to be a big one. You don’t have to hire a band and blast confetti each time you do something right. Recognition of yourself and taking a moment to recognize and register how it feels to have done well is all you really need.”
We hope you're enjoying this wholesome list of big and small wins shared by dudes on the internet. We hope this has encouraged you to share your own "dubs", especially if you're a guy who was ever told that showing emotion is a weakness. There are nearly two million people on Twitter that would be thrilled to celebrate and congratulate you for your achievements, so show those emotions proudly! Be sure to upvote all of your favorite posts, and if you're a dude with a win to share, we'd love to hear it in the comments below.
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