Arguably, hipsters aren't so interested in "making the most of their assets" because they see their entire self as an asset; from a self-esteem point of view, this is actually a rather healthy outlook.
Everyone starts out with 10 Self-Esteem points.
Also, when they're sick, because reading to someone and putting a straw in their juice feels great and is worth about 30,000 self-esteem points. .
This can become a game, with each success feeling like a few more self-esteem points in the bank.
(vi) Self-esteem: See point (i) for between-group differences.
The idea is that women are so simple, this will lower their self esteem to the point that they'll have sex with the person hounding them in order to restore it again.
The "Kalevala" swiftly became the de facto collective memory of the Finns, a boost to their national self-esteem, a rallying point for Finnish independence and, eventually, a wellspring of artistic inspiration.
"These were about control and power and diminishing my self-esteem to the point of not being able to see what was going on or trust my own instincts.
Many esteemed evolutionary anthropologists point to a growing body of evidence showing that our earlier ancestors weren't the skilled and canny hunters of popular imagination.
An insecure person who feels inferior to his partner, fearing abandonment, might unconsciously resort to blaming or putting down the other, hoping to erode the latter's self-esteem to the point that she or he won't think they can find a better mate.
The political class in West Europe stands lower in public esteem than at any point in recent memory.
