Are you hindering your own success? If you feel like you are, the response in most research settings would be that you are self-handicapping. This behavior is described as a strategy in which people avoid effort in the hopes of keeping potential failures from hurting their own self-esteem. Keep in mind that potential can also mean assumed failures in this context. Can you think of any instances where you may have been guilty of this self-handicapping behavior?
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