Advice to younger self “I would say it’s pretty…
Page 576. Advice to younger self “I would say it’s pretty simple; don’t be scared. There are a lot of things I did not do, a lot of experiences I never tried, a lot of people I never met or hung out with because I was, in some form, intimidated or scared
— from Failure & Resilience (Challenge/Failure/Perseverance/Accountability/Flexibility/Resilience) · Tools of Titans
In the book
The third danger is plain fear — and underneath most of our excuses sit the same three: fear of our own weakness, fear of failure, and fear of our true self. If I could give my younger self one line, it would be the simplest: don't be scared. And the fourth danger is learned helplessness. In the famous experiment, two-thirds of the dogs that had suffered shocks they could not control later simply gave up trying to escape — but a resilient third kept trying maneuvers to find relief, and it was that third who taught us what optimism and resilience really are. — Failure & Resilience (Challenge/Failure/Perseverance/Accountability/Flexibility/Resilience)