The hard choices what we most fear doing, asking, saying are very often exactly what we need to do. How can we overcome selfparalysis and take action? Tim Ferriss encourages us to fully envision and write down our fears in detail, in a simple but powerful exercise he calls "fearsetting." Learn more about how this practice can help you thrive in highstress environments and separate what you can control from what you cannot.

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