Dr. Aziz argues that passively consuming videos won't overcome social anxiety because confidence results from sustained action. Many people try taking action briefly but stop when it becomes uncomfortable or they experience setbacks; momentum—continuing through discomfort until reaching the other side—is essential. The excerpt ends with a call-to-action to watch a full-length video on his channel.
The truth is you can watch 100 videos and still be stuck in social anxiety. People pleasing and lacking confidence and here's why, because most people will just watch videos and that's probably not going to significantly change your confidence in any way because confidence is a byproduct of action. And so you say okay fine, I'm going to go take some action and maybe you will, maybe you have been but most people will take action for a little while, like a week and then we'll stop because it's hard, it's uncomfortable or we hit a snag or you're practicing speaking up for yourself or approaching somebody and you get rejected. Then it feels painful like oh I'm not going to do that again and the process slows. But the key to confidence is action and momentum is staying in the process until you reach the other side. I break this down in the full length video on my channel so click down below to watch that right now.
