We mostly feel fearful because we feel powerless. We feel powerless, I contend, because of a style of thinking that splits information in two poles that makes us lose all the operative information we need to solve the problem.
This quote delves into the intricate relationship between fear, power, and the way we process information. It suggests that our sense of fear largely stems from feeling powerless, a state that is often rooted in our cognitive frameworks. The idea that our thinking style divides information into two opposing poles β such as good vs. evil, success vs. failure, or right vs. wrong β can be a mental trap. When our...