The most effective way to overcome fear of a subject is to d... - Barbara Oakley

"The most effective way to overcome fear of a subject is to directly engage with it gradually."

Barbara Oakley Courage

Psychologist Engineer American Born 1955 (age 71)

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"Learning to learn is life's most important skill."

"Never let fear stop you from chasing your dreams."

"Courage is being afraid but doing it anyway."

"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

"Sometimes you have to be the monster to stop the monsters."