How do you know you’re confident?

FixYourselfFirst · 2019-03-12T16:10:44+00:00

how can you tell?

When you don't have to ask random people on the internet.

Justanotherredditt · 2019-03-12T15:59:19+00:00

You don’t give a shit about what others think of you.

StopGaming1234 · 2019-03-12T17:17:04+00:00

You can feel it. You act differently. When new to this you will think "Holy shit, I just did that?".

Big indicator as many already said: You don't need external validation.

NotAJoKe1002 · 2019-03-12T16:46:34+00:00

When you able to stare someone in the eyes and tell them to fuck off.

rad_dynamic · 2019-03-12T19:36:12+00:00

You don't know you're being confident in the moment. If you have to stop and think in the moment, that is not confidence. Only later self-reflection will be able to figure out if you're confident. True confidence comes out of a feeling of flowing without realising it.

OoRNG · 2019-03-12T16:50:12+00:00

When you don't give a fuck about the outcome

thrwy75479 · 2019-03-12T17:45:31+00:00

It comes from certainty about who you are, and it's built on positive reference experiences.

MotiMorphosys · 2019-03-12T22:24:51+00:00

You are confident in a situation when that situation does not make you nervous anymore.

fatal1tyltf · 2019-03-12T22:51:24+00:00

There is no such thing as “confidence” as a general term. Confidence is context-specific.

A highly-skilled heart surgeon can do surgery with his eyes closed because he's confident in that area but he might suck at doing public speaking.

To get confident you need skill set and experience.

addwater · 2019-03-13T00:52:48+00:00

You don't seek external validation
you're aware of but unreactive to most things, people, situations
you act, not talk
you're disagreeable
people want to be around you, follow you, do things for you,
others seek your approval
you don't try to act confident, you just are

Just to name a couple

awalt_cupcake · 2019-03-13T13:34:56+00:00

I found through peacocking that there's a huge difference between actually being confident and people picking up on your confidence.

I went out with a really edgy mohawk (had some skulls shaved into the side) and got so many IOIs at bars and girls were taking their time to talk to me. Got a couple numbers and a girl immediately came over that night.

I was blown away. I literally changed nothing about my personality, just my style. But they all commented on how confident I was.

So even if you are confident, by the virtuous definition, you also have to appear confident in the superficial sense which is contradictory imo but it's the truth.

TigerXtrm · 2019-03-12T19:31:34+00:00

If you have to ask you're not confident.

gainzsince2001 · 2019-03-12T20:40:12+00:00

You dont have to ask 😂

billybetasnan · 2019-03-12T20:59:59+00:00

When you do your own thing and don't give a fuck if people like you or not.

Lego_My_Alter_Eggo · 2019-03-12T23:25:11+00:00

if you have to ask, you don't have it.

3x3ATF · 2019-03-12T23:38:00+00:00

By being authentic and saying what you mean with no double mindedness

Thisismybot8 · 2019-03-13T00:18:31+00:00

Don't worry, you'll know

asdffdsa90 · 2019-03-13T08:40:31+00:00

Getting enough sleep makes a big difference

Title	How do you know you’re confident?
Author	GOGO307
Upvotes	12
Comments	25
Date	March 12, 2019 3:55 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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