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A simple exercise for conquering fear

A simple exercise for conquering fear

Wednesday Wisdom #25

Stoic Reflections
Aug 16, 2023
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A simple exercise for conquering fear
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Happy Wednesday! 

Last week I wrote all about the dangers of entitlement and how believing you deserve things holds you back from actually getting what you want.

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This week:

  • A Stoic exercise for accomplishing more.

Let's get to it 👇


Fear Setting

An exercise for conquering fear & taking action


Tim Ferriss once gave a Ted talk where he argued that defining fears is more productive than defining goals.

He's developed an exercise named Fear Setting based on the idea, and claims that it's lead to his biggest business and personal successes, as well as helped him avoid catastrophic mistakes.

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