About
Your brain is lying to you about that thing you're scared of doing. Research shows we overestimate negative outcomes by about 40% and completely underestimate our ability to handle whatever happens. In this episode, Jordan Blake breaks down the psychology of fear and why understanding how courage actually works can change everything about how you approach the stuff that scares you.
🎯 What You'll Learn:
• Why your body can't tell the difference between excitement and fear (same heart rate, same adrenaline rush)
• The 40% rule: how your brain inflates risks and deflates your capabilities
• Why people's biggest regrets aren't what they did, but what they didn't do because they were scared
• A simple framework to separate real danger from imaginary threats
👤 Perfect for: anyone who's ever talked themselves out of something they wanted to do because "what if it goes wrong?"
📍 Chapters:
[00:00] Jordan introduces why fear is mostly fiction
[02:00] The 40% overestimation rule and what it means for your decisions
[04:30] Why excitement and fear feel identical in your body
[06:45] The psychology behind regret: what we wish we'd done differently
[08:30] How to tell real threats from brain-generated drama
[10:15] Practical steps to build courage like a muscle
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🔍 Topics: fear psychology, courage building, overcoming anxiety, decision making, mental health
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🎯 What You'll Learn:
• Why your body can't tell the difference between excitement and fear (same heart rate, same adrenaline rush)
• The 40% rule: how your brain inflates risks and deflates your capabilities
• Why people's biggest regrets aren't what they did, but what they didn't do because they were scared
• A simple framework to separate real danger from imaginary threats
👤 Perfect for: anyone who's ever talked themselves out of something they wanted to do because "what if it goes wrong?"
📍 Chapters:
[00:00] Jordan introduces why fear is mostly fiction
[02:00] The 40% overestimation rule and what it means for your decisions
[04:30] Why excitement and fear feel identical in your body
[06:45] The psychology behind regret: what we wish we'd done differently
[08:30] How to tell real threats from brain-generated drama
[10:15] Practical steps to build courage like a muscle
🔔 Never miss an episode:
Follow Wrong Answers Only on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and turn on notifications. New episodes drop daily, your next breakthrough is one tap away.
🔍 Topics: fear psychology, courage building, overcoming anxiety, decision making, mental health
Find all episodes at Wrong Answers Only
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Keywords: evidence-based psychology, corporate burnout, self-acceptance, social anxiety, habit formation, boundary setting, limiting beliefs, adult friendship
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices