Glossary
Self-efficacy
What is self-efficacy?
Self-efficacy is your belief in your own ability to succeed at a specific task or situation. Psychologist Albert Bandura identified it as a key driver of whether people attempt challenges and persist through setbacks.
How do you build self-efficacy?
The strongest way to build it is 'mastery experiences' — succeeding at progressively harder versions of a task. This is exactly why SURGO uses small, doable challenges that scale up.
Higher self-efficacy tends to raise effort and resilience, which is why it often matters more than raw skill for real-world confidence.
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Last updated July 14, 2026