Usually, the fear we feel isn’t so much about the worst case scenario we’re thinking of—it’s about how we would feel if that scenario comes to pass.

To boost your courage, try to stay objective and focus on the facts of the matter. Pay attention to what actually hap...

• You’re focused on the time and energy you’ve already invested, or the sunk cost fallacy.
• Your eyes are trained on positive cues -being overly optimistic and loss averse. Always trying harder and for longer.
• When we realize we’re likely to fail at a job or other ...

• The pursuit of happiness is a fallacy. You can be happy right now, at this moment.
• There’s no end destination where you’ll finally catch up to the happiness train and ride it into the eternal bliss sunset.

Society puts so much pressure on...