What most prevents people from living a full life? What most causes people to

act irrationaly?

Amazingly they are both the same thing and that thing is fear

two examples first living a full life

People fear speaking in public so they never do people fear traveling to countries off the beaten track

So they never see some of the most beautiful and fascinating places in the world

People fear embarrassing themselves by making mistakes when speaking a foreign language

So they never learned to speak the language

People increasingly fear getting married or having children two of life's deepest experiences

People's fear of failure prevents them from pursuing some of the things they most ache to do

The list is almost endless

Second acting irrationally

People fear flying despite the fact that flying is one of the safest things a person can do

Far more people are killed in accidents in their homes

Crossing the street or riding in a car than in commercial airplanes

Yet they live in their homes cross streets and riding cars without giving a thought of the possibility of getting killed

But because of their irrational fear of flying they won't fly or will do so very rarely

As a result they see family members and friends who live far away less often than they would like and they will never see almost any of the world

During the COVID lockdowns irrational fear kept many people indoors often alone and kept millions of children out of schools for two years

These internal led to a dramatic increase in depression and suicide

So then one of the most important questions in life is how do I conquer my fears?

Here are two answers first follow reason

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