11 counterintuitive ways to improve your life (no one talks about these)

<p>None of the ideas I&rsquo;m about to share with you came from any self-help book.</p> <p>(Ok, maybe a couple).</p> <p>But it&rsquo;s only through being immersed in the beautiful strangeness of life that these lessons can be felt, seen, and used to see the truth of them.</p> <p>Funnily, none of these are &lsquo;counterintuitive&rsquo; when you take a closer look&hellip;</p> <h1>1. The fewer risks you take, the more dangerous life becomes.</h1> <p>You already know in your gut why this is. Creating security for yourself is indeed essential.</p> <p>But the real rewards come to those who are willing to stick their head above the seething masses.</p> <p>If you seek to fit in, you will get what everyone else has: the illusion of security veiling a life of quiet desperation.</p> <p>More than anything else, risk strengthens you &mdash; and strength will protect you.</p> <h1>2. The less you try to be confident, the more confident you become.</h1> <p>True natural confidence is that which arises in you without pressure.</p> <p>When we try to be confident, we become self-conscious, which is the last thing you need to be and feel confident.</p> <p>Confidence is an act of letting go.</p> <p><a href="https://iamalexmathers.medium.com/11-counterintuitive-ways-to-improve-your-life-no-one-talks-about-these-fb73b9902cac">Read More</a></p>