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Définissons nos peurs plutôt que nos objectifs

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Tim Ferriss |

TED2017

• April 2017

Les choix difficiles, ce que nous craignons le plus de faire, demander, dire, c'est souvent précisément ce que nous devrions faire. Comment pouvons-nous dépasser la paralysie et agir ? Tim Ferris nous encourage à visualiser nos peurs en détails et à les coucher sur le papier, dans un exercice simple mais efficace qu'il appelle la « définition de nos peurs ». Apprenez-en plus sur comment cet exercice peut vous aider à réussir dans des environnements très stressants et à séparer les choses sur lesquelles vous avez un contrôle de celles pour lesquels vous n'avez aucun levier.

Les choix difficiles, ce que nous craignons le plus de faire, demander, dire, c'est souvent précisément ce que nous devrions faire. Comment pouvons-nous dépasser la paralysie et agir ? Tim Ferris nous encourage à visualiser nos peurs en détails et à les coucher sur le papier, dans un exercice simple mais efficace qu'il appelle la « définition de nos peurs ». Apprenez-en plus sur comment cet exercice peut vous aider à réussir dans des environnements très stressants et à séparer les choses sur lesquelles vous avez un contrôle de celles pour lesquels vous n'avez aucun levier.

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Tim Ferriss

Investor, human guinea pig, author

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Tim Ferriss is an early-stage tech investor, best-selling author and podcaster.

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