Lower your expectations
Self-efficacy is a person’s belief in his/her own competence, i.e., as the belief that one is capable of performing in a certain manner to attain a certain set of goals. It is believed that our personalized ideas of self-efficacy affect our social interactions in almost every way. Understanding how to foster the development of self-efficacy is a vitally important goal for positive psychology because it can lead to living a more productive and happy life.
Wikipedia
It amazes me how much our moods can change and how they are so easily swayed by our current perspective.
I was in such a foul mood a couple weeks ago on some random Saturday evening. No idea why. A good night’s sleep later, and I was back to my merry self about everything.
This occurs frequently in my creative work. One day or moment and I feel that everything I see or touch seems like an opportunity. An opportunity to...