Some of the takeaways for me from the article included how hobbies can introduce us to new people, widen our knowledge and skills, and improve our confidence and self-esteem.

对我来说，从这篇文章中得到的一些启示包括，爱好能让我们认识新朋友，拓宽我们的知识和技能，并提高我们的信心和自尊。

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Most people protect themselves from injury to their self-esteem.

大多数人保护自己使自尊心不受伤害。

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Given that many readers of self-help books that encourage positive self-statements are likely to suffer from low self-esteem, they may be worse than useless.

鉴于许多自助书籍的读者本身就饱受自信不足的折磨，一味地鼓励他们形成积极的自我评价只能是有害无益。

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Given that many readers of self-help books that encourage positive self-statements are likely to suffer from low self-esteem, they may be worse than useless.

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I've always been someone who was very hard on themselves and suffered from low self-esteem.

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