So, after thinking for a while about my lack of confidence, I've realized that a lot of the "more confidence" that I've been getting is sort of (for example), "I hate my face shape. But now I got a good haircut, and the bangs make my face shape look different, so it looks ok now." And then I'm less self-conscious about the shape of my face. Even if it's something that'll take a while to achieve, the knowledge that I'm working at it and therefore getting better a little at a time helps (except when I'm in one of those "It'll never actually change" moods). That works for me so far, when it comes to physical things.

But what about things that aren't so simple? I often feel that I'm stupid. I don't mean that in a GPA sort of way. I mean saying and doing things that were stupid, and then, "Why did I do that!? I'm so stupid!" sort of way. Even right now, the fact that I can't think of a better way to phrase this makes me feel stupid. I don't even know how I want myself to be, at what point I would feel happy with myself, which just makes me feel even more stupid.
I've been told that I have too high of standards for myself and that I should be happy the way I am, things like that. And she's probably right, and while being happy with myself sounds great, I don't exactly know how. =/

How can I become more confident?