>"Am I good enough?"

I'd say that formulating this as a question is already non-lazy, as it's questioning oneself. I'd see it as self-motivating in a way. Self-limiting would be the affirmative: "I'm not good enough" or "I'm good enough", the latter being worse. Positive seems to be worse most of the time, [it's the same with feedback.](https://peakd.com/hive-126152/@beelzael/criticize-me) But that's not important right now.

One quality of "good" people is that they always seek to improve. It's one of the intrinsic values that I cherish the most, the quest for personal progress. What I do see a lot though is a *superficial* quest for personal progress, people pretending to be on the search for it, but never really getting there. The new-age-wave comes to mind, or the mindless Ayahuasca-ceremonicals/shamans, the enlightened-while-high, the deconstructed male and such. They pretend personal progress, but it is not. Or maybe lazy personal progress.

And yet, they're seemingly proud of this non-progressing-progress. Probably a superficial pride, nothing of substance, but a dopamine kick. Or arrogance. 

Besides that, I think I'm having a déjà-vu here, didn't we had a brief conversation about that in comments?

Anyway.

In the end, I always have to ask: How do I know that I'm different from those that claim to be like me? On the topic of personal progress, that is.

I've always had a bit of a problem with self esteem. I was never the popular sort in school, so I never got that validation like some others did. Looking back now, it wasn't really that important, but it still kind of messes with your head when you are younger.

Not exactly the "am I good enough" but one of the things I sometimes feel is "impostor syndrome" where I've gotten to a level in a job for example, but it requires a lot more from me than I thought it would. For a short period of time I have some self doubt if I can do the job, but then I manage to figure out ways to get it accomplished or make good headway in the right direction.

I do try to stay away from self doubt, especially the "am I good enough?" mindset as much as possible though, because not a lot of goodness comes from that at the end of the day. 

I will be brooding over coffee more, I think! I finally got a coffee pot again.. lol I was doing some workaround because the coffee pot we had broke a few years ago and we kept thinking we were moving. I gave in, and now I've been drinking *two* cups a day! What a wild time hahaha

I remember I hardly had that question in my mind, I mean when young school was OK, sport I was good, gaming too, not much else back in that days, growing just work added but as long as I get the wage I don't really care... That question came out more when becoming a parent, because you know there's no book teaching you how to do it, no guide, it's all up to you, the choices, the education, the mistakes, and you wonder if you are a good parent or just not... You can only do your best and what you think is the best, learn from mistakes and grow as a parent

"Am I good enough?"

Like I said in the past I thought that I am too old/ not good enough to make manga. But now that I am making it I am enjoying it. Sure my manga may not become the next ,,Berserk'' but still some people like it.  and so far no one has hit me in the head for trying...so I guess that is also a win.

It is a thought I struggle with oftenly, guess it comes repeatidly cause some failures and/or lacks I see around my life. Perhaps and most probable is that somehow I'm calling out that thought with my thoughts and appreciations about what I have accomplished(not much as I see it, or at least not as much as I would like to or fought for). You're right, it's easier to self-limit, complain in silence or out loud, or maybe just think I'm not good enough or a loser. It's curious, sometimes we know the right thing to do and we don't do it. 

Self-limiting mindset had made so many people unproductive. I don't like when people try to advise me not to work to much. I believe that one should put in his best in everything that he is doing! How come that some people think that you are over-doing it. What I'm doing, I'm putting in the best of my ability and strength.

I think this kind of insight is good for those who love excuses to learn from. Thank you for sharing it

"Am I good enough?" is usually followed by LET'S FIND OUT is it not? :D

<sub>assuming the thing in question is something to be proceeded on</sub>

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This is one of the key principles to succeed in life. We should embrace productive with knowledgeable advancement rather than being lazy. Laziness kills.