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Rationally Speaking #178 - Tim Urban on "Trying to live well, as semi-rational animals"

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The Fear of Not Fitting In

The fear of not fitting in the fear of being ostracized or being excluded back then that fear was there for a very good reason. Today that fear translates to fake danger, to non danger, but our animal brain has no idea about that only our rational brain gets that. And if you can't get in the habit of trusting and listening to the rational brain,. then you will just, you know, yeah, live in fake fear. It's sad if someone never ever jumps in the water in their whole life, won't take a shower, won't get near water other than drinking it because they have this fear. They'd miss out on all this stuff for no reason. That

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