Identity attachment increases with age, amplifying fear and suppressing risk-taking
Shane Parrish · Todd Herman: Unleashing Your Secret Identity · Nov 28, 2023 · at 1:14:06
Shane Parrish and Todd Herman discuss psychological barriers to performance and why successful individuals often stop taking risks.
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“The fear of looking like an idiot keeps us from doing things that we know are probably going to lead to growth or success or not to use the word success, but performance. You know, they're going to make us better, and we don't want to do them because we fear looking like an idiot, and the older we get, the more attachment we have to our identity, and the more attachment we have to our identity, The less likely we are to take risks”
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