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Why you should define your fears instead of your goals

What we most fear doing, asking, saying, are very often exactly what we need to do. How can we overcome self-paralysis and take action?

In this Ted Talk, Ferriss explains how to handle life’s difficult choices, and the results from either taking action or not taking action. Ferriss shares this thing called “Fear Setting” as an important tool that will help us overcome the fear of making difficult choices.

Fear Setting is a three page checklist of your fears, and the possible results of action or inaction.

In Ferriss’ words, Fear Setting is “An operating system for thriving in high stress environments". It’s a way to visualize all the bad things that could happen to you, so you because less afraid of taking action.

Think of Fear Setting as the opposite of goal setting. Instead of making a checklist of what you want to do, make a checklist of what you are afraid to do and what you are afraid will happen.