"The entrepreneur and writer [[Tim Ferriss]] has spoken of **the exercise of “fear setting”—of defining and articulating the nightmares, anxieties, and doubts that hold us back**. Indeed, the ancient roots of this practice go back at least to the Stoics. [[Seneca]] wrote about [[premeditatio malorum]], the deliberate meditation on the evils that we might encounter." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[fear]], [[anxiety]] [[pre-mortem]], [[stoicism]], [[self-reflection]], [[mindfulness]], [[humility]], [[character]] **Source** -- [[202409180128 - B - Courage is Calling]]