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Originally Posted by Cron  Perhaps the missing ingredient is encouraging people to put the time in, in addition to feeling better about their abilities. |
Exactly, it still needs to be backed up with work. Believing yourself to be smarter should compliment your existing learning setup, not replace it.
I think one of the reasons this method helps is that it removes some of the self-limiting brakes we can apply to ourselves. I can't speak for anyone else, but I know that my productivity takes a real kicking when I'm in a low mood.