Some think fear comes from our lizard brain, but my lizard was intrepid, determined, and bold. I say fear comes from our second grade brain. Here’s what to do about it.
What’s worse than lizard brain, and how to keep it from holding you back
Tag: anxiety
Overwhelmed? Try this.
Are you stressed out? Have you been saying yes to too many things, biting off more than you can chew, juggling faster and faster, freaking out? This may not cure it, but you’ll feel better.
Seven ridiculous fears I had last month and how I kicked all their asses
Our chances of going hungry, being eaten by tigers, or falling off a cliff are vanishingly small. So are we happy? No, we get busy fearing smaller things instead. Even when the things we fear are excruciatingly tiny and ridiculous, the fear can still stop us if we let it.
Wait, don’t jump out of the plane after all! (an alternate view on fear)
Everybody’s talking about confronting your fear head-on and jumping out of planes. What to make of someone advising the opposite?
The way to happiness: who’s right?
There’s a lot of conflicting advice out there about how to be happy. What should you think in order to be happy?
Why it’s so hard to get started
If you try a lot of things, expecting some to fail, you maximize your chances of success and take the scariness out of starting.
The #1 stumbling block for smart people (and how everyone can avoid it)
A lot of people think intelligence, or innate talent, is responsible for success. It seems to make sense, right? But actually, that’s not quite true. It’s the people who keep growing that come up with the best ideas and are willing to take the risk of trying something new. There […]