A quick scan through Instagram will confirm something everyone already knows: People love inspirational quotes. We love them in beautiful hand-lettering.
Over and over, business professionals, life coaches, dating gurus, and basically all social scientists agree: We give a great deal of currency to confidence. Confidence is compelling.
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You hear it all the time from artists: "Oh, I ignore the critics. " And while we're skeptical that's true, we can also name a lot of people who would probably be doing better work if they truly listened to reviews.
Regardless of the myriad ups and downs of its actual policy, there's one thing the Obama administration has been lauded for all along: It's ability to speak to young people using their language. Obama's 2008 campaign was one of the smartest, most agile Presidential runs the U.