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The complexity of confidence

Repetition and practice drown out self-doubt and bolster fortitude.

Do anything enough and the brisk tempo of the mind takes over. Habits help undermine pressure.

Just as a camera presents the mere surface of reality and not its context, so too does the complexity of confidence.

We can only push on if our belief is stronger than our fears.

Strong opinions, loosely held

“Be confident, not certain”

Eleanor Roosevelt

Without instruments for coping — practice, fear-setting, meditations, etc — we would feel forever lost.

Because of the pre-programming work we put in, we can shake off all the dizziness of uncertainty if and move on with courage despite any self-doubt.