no? When I’m feeling confident at a party and can’t shut up, people get visibly annoyed at me. :P

I mean it does help, but bad things will still happen and that’s not really your fault. Sometimes the world says no to everything, and that’s not because of anything in your power to change.

Absolutely. Putting yourself first in many situations can be a great for your state of mind, which may increase self-esteem which others naturally gravitate to.

You don’t have to be a selfish prick about it, but thinking of yourself first in healthy ways generally leads to healthy results.