3469: Fear is Your Mind at its Dumbest by David Cain of Raptitude on Personal Development and Decision-Making

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🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3469: Fear is a survival mechanism, but as David Cain explains, it often misfires in modern life, clouding our judgment and leading to unnecessary avoidance. Discover how to recognize fear's role, challenge its assumptions, and reclaim your capacity for clear decision-making. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.raptitude.com/2014/06/fear-is-your-mind-at-its-dumbest/ Quotes to ponder: “Fear is your mind at its dumbest; it exaggerates dangers, distorts facts, and convinces you that retreat is the only safe option.” “Most of what we fear in life isn’t lethal, it’s discomfort, embarrassment, or temporary failure.” “Courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to disregard its bad advice.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:28.8	Fear is your mind at its dumbest by David Cain of Raptitude.com.
1:35.6	If you're a normal person, you probably suffer about 100 times as much from
1:40.8	fearing bad outcomes as you do from the ones that do happen to come true.
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