Brain Food: Action Reduces Fear
During my first few years of self‑employment, these fears overwhelmed me, but Tim Ferriss’ “fear setting” reflection exercise helped me reframe them and see fear in a completely new way.12 The exercise has six steps. The first four are straightforward: Write down the change you are making. List the worst possible outcomes. Identify actions you cou
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It works like this: A good idea comes to you and you know how to act on it. And yet, the thought of taking that action feels practically life-threatening. In reality, the only life being threatened is the paradigm’s life. But this feeling goes right past your logical centers to stimulate the amygdala in the reptilian brain. You feel that rush of fe
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