My prior is that most people in the situation described in the post wouldn’t have thought of this method as a way of resolving the tension they experience.
OK, so I have different background assumptions: to me it looks like the simplest way to complete the pattern (“how improve my self-esteem?” → “think about your strong points”) conveniently established by countless self-help slogans etc.
OK, so I have different background assumptions: to me it looks like the simplest way to complete the pattern (“how improve my self-esteem?” → “think about your strong points”) conveniently established by countless self-help slogans etc.
My view is that people don’t think of having low self-esteem as a problem when judging their aesthetic appearance as inadequate.