Self-Confidence : virtue or performance ?

Café Philo Paris — in English

Theme : Self-Confidence — virtue or performance ?

We talk about confidence like it's simple. Either you have it or you don't.
But look closer, and it gets complicated fast.

Some people perform confidence so well they convince everyone around them — including themselves.

Others are quietly certain of who they are, but would never show it. And most of us sit somewhere in between, wondering if what we feel is real or just a mask we've gotten used to wearing.

Is confidence something you build — or something you fake until it sticks ? Is it about what you've achieved, or about something deeper that has nothing to do with success ?

And here's the real question : if no one was watching, would you still feel confident ?

The questions we'll explore 💬

🔹 Can you fake confidence long enough until it becomes real — or are you just lying to yourself ?

🔹 If confidence comes from success, what do you do before your first success ?

🔹 Is a confident person just someone who's better at hiding their doubts ?

🔹 Is confidence something you earn — or something you discover ?

🔹 Do we need other people's validation to feel confident — or is that just weakness ?

🔹 Is humility the opposite of confidence — or its highest form ?

🔹 If you were confident but completely alone, with no one to witness it — would it even matter ?

As always : open discussion, no judgment, all perspectives welcome. 🎯

Oh — and this time, at some point during the evening, I might throw in a small challenge. Nothing crazy. Like giving a compliment to a stranger. 😄

Come ready to talk. And maybe to act. 😈

Practical info :

📅 Friday 6th June — 19h00 👥 10 spots max 💰

5€ 📍 Café address in the confirmation email
👉 Register on Eventbrite : https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/1985760177145?aff=oddtdtcreator

⚠️ Registrations close tomorrow at 8am.

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See you tomorrow ! 😁