#59: Hold your nose and do the scary thing
The Academic Imperfectionist
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How to Say No to Uncomfortable Things
Most of the time, we don't need to feel comfortable doing something in order to be able to do it. There are cases of phobia and disabling anxiety that make it unrealistic for some people to do some things without expert help. You really don't want to ask for payments or say no to a request, but you can. Even though the thought of doing it makes you want to crawl under a rock. In the words of the late psychologist Susan Jeffers, you can feel the fear and do it anyway.
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