True, but they'll screw you over without fail when it doesn't require effort.

Well I have some issues with self esteem & pretty severe depression so I've had to come up with ways to bring myself up as a survival skill.

For me it comes down to an objective self analysis, looking at all my good traits & associated accomplishments & realising they so massively outweigh the negatives that the only reasonable conclusion is that I'm one of the most awesome people who ever lived.