what's ur opinion
2007-10-31 09:21:42 · 6 answers · asked by i 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
id say its because of the value that most people, and society at large, tend to place on such a thing. from many different standpoints, it makes a lot of sense. from a purely practical point of view, our earned income and overall earning potential is very much directly connected to our quality of life, it would seem. its easy to feel pretty good if we feel we have enough in the bank, and enough coming in monthly to take care of any unforseen problems that might come up. its also nice to be able to treat ourselves and our loved ones to things they might want, or things we might feel they deserve.
on the other hand, ive found that its entirely possible to have this same kind of peace of mind, while having virtually nothing in the bank, and nothing coming in. it requires a complete overhaul of one's priorities, and the ability to feel just as good about the simple things in life, as opposed to having more than we actually use or need in a checking account. ideally, one can have both types of mentalities, though its rare to often find both kinds of ideals within one person. the world would certainly be a better place if more people were like that.
2007-10-31 09:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by staceysmom321 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically: Self confidence equals higher performance. This is born out by multiple studies. Whether or not you believe you can do something is a huge factor in being able to do it in reality.
Reality: In many, if not most, companies, the low paid workers are far smarter than high paid management. Brains rarely equals big pay. And I have yet to see big pay turn into brains. It's more shmooze and who you know.
Really think about the highest paid people around. Are they college professors? Teachers? Physicists? Nope. They're movie stars, athletes, and politicians. Not usually where the brains are.
Case Study:
My current boss brings to life the old saying: "Management is life's way of removing the morons from the productive workflow". He is where he is due to inherited money and privilege, affirmative action policies, and who he knows. His job is to watch everyone else work. Which would be tolerable. Unfortunately, he often interrupts our work by constantly coming in to chat about his wealthy personal life. I have never actually witnessed him do any work, only bother other people who are actually working. I have seen him attempt to do work, but botch it terribly and make all kinds of excuses for his incompetence.
If earning more actually resulted in better brain performance, Dilbert wouldn't be so true to life.
2007-10-31 16:39:05 · answer #2 · answered by AJ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its fake confidence. When its gone, what do you become?
In todays world money=power and thats the reason you THINK your confident because you have met standards.
2007-10-31 16:27:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Money equals power. Feeling powerful boosts confidence.
2007-10-31 16:26:02 · answer #4 · answered by sleepingliv 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You get more confident with appreciation rather than money. Even if you have money, you are appreciated for your car, or your house or something. If you dont have money, you should sharpen some skill of yours which no one can do as good as you and you will be the most confident person around.
2007-10-31 17:15:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
probably explains why my brain never got of the ground
2007-10-31 16:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋