Most Afraid to Fail
How do we deal with failure? There are as many reasons to fear as there are personal hang-ups. Publishing a book or blog post exposes you to criticism like Starcraft at Bronze doesn't. Perhaps you're afraid of showing off your mistakes because you're a perfectionist. Or maybe you're afraid of being judged by others."Reasons don't matter" seems a bi... See more
Cedric Chin • Get Numb Before You Get Good
Mo Shafieeha added
A lot of this fear of failure comes from having chosen shitty values. For instance, if I measure myself by the standard “Make everyone I meet like me,” I will be anxious, because failure is 100 percent defined by the actions of others, not by my own actions. I am not in control; thus my self-worth is at the mercy of judgments by others.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
No one likes to talk about failure. But the biggest failures aren’t things you did. They’re things you didn’t do. Playing it safe is one of the biggest failures possible. The first step is learning to recognize it in every facet of our lives.
Ramit Sethi • Your Move: The Underdog’s Guide to Building Your Business
“Because I can tell you that nothing great in life comes with complete assurance of success. Engaging in an environment where there’s a high probability of failure, even if you execute perfectly, has huge ramifications for helping you lose a fear of failing. Huge ramifications for showing you what your potential is.
Michael Easter • The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self
This is why people are often so afraid of success—for the exact same reason they’re afraid of failure: it threatens who they believe themselves to be.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
Kaustubh Sule added
Overcoming the Lizard Brain and Embracing Failure
It's the lizard brain that tells you you're not qualified. It's the lizard that tells you not to apply to a great school because you don't deserve to get in.
Looking busy is not the same as fighting the resistance. Being productive at someone else's task list is not the same as making your own m
Fear is the primary color of the amateur's interior world. Fear of failure, fear of success, fear of looking foolish, fear of under-achieving and fear of over-achieving, fear of poverty, fear of loneliness, fear of death.