Why Courage Beats Confidence Every Time

Chapters
00:00 Is Confidence Even the Point?
00:42 When Confidence Was an Insult: A Short History
02:48 "Act As If": William James, Shell Shock, and the Modern Reframe
06:38 Courage: The Older, Better Virtue
10:48 What Courage Actually Is (You Can Be Brave and Afraid)
17:06 Courage as Accumulated Encounters With Uncertainty
21:11 Facing Fear: The Driving-Lessons Experiment
25:14 Why Pursuing Confidence Is the Wrong Goal
30:51 The Takeaway: Competence First, Confidence Follows
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