Start Doubting Yourself

Lauren Sullivan
3 min readSep 1, 2021
Photo by Md Mahdi on Unsplash

We live in a world that praises decisiveness. Feeling uncertain is associated with being weak. As if lacking conviction holds you back from self growth and long-term development. Why is it that we envy people who rise to every occasion with unwavering confidence? Why is doubting ourselves conceivably bad? And being certain is inherently good?

Society presents it simply — if you doubt yourself and your decisions, then you…

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Lauren Sullivan

A millennial living in Manhattan, eating too much sushi, and writing until 2am.