unmasking fear & failure
reframing my mind to see fear of failure for what it truly is
by shashaank · updated 10d ago
unmasking fear & failure
If we don’t try too much in life, if we limit our circle of action, we can give ourselves the illusion of control. The less we attempt, the less chances of failure. If we can make it look like we are not really responsible for our fate, for what happens to us in life, then our apparent powerlessness is more palatable. For this reason we become attr
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- "When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life."
from Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want by Barbara Sher
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- My fear is singular.
We will continue to satiate a lesser version of ourselves, rather than strive for who we can become.from We Are Afraid To Be Better
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- It can be difficult to appreciate how much simply avoiding the standard ways of failing dramatically increases the odds of success.
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The fear of failure is often irrational
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- Don’t fear failure. Fear average.
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Guide: How to unmask your fears
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I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
— Paul Atreides
(1965) Dune by Frank Herbert
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