The Tim Ferriss Show

By Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

#422: Fear-Setting: The Most Valuable Exercise I Do Every Month

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Published April 20, 2020 3:07pm

“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.” — Seneca

I do an exercise called “fear-setting” at least once a quarter, often once a month. It is the most powerful exercise I do. 

Fear-setting has produced my biggest business and personal successes, as well as repeatedly helped me to avoid catastrophic mistakes.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

My TED talk, which is what you are listening to, gives you an overview, and the text at tim.blog/ted provides more detail, step-by-step instructions, and real-world examples.

You can watch the TED talk here: https://www...

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