Sept. 4, 2026

Why You Trust Fear More Than Your Own Potential - E204

Why You Trust Fear More Than Your Own Potential - E204

Why does fear get instant trust while your potential needs proof? Learn Selective Trust — the skill of choosing what deserves your belief. Listen now.

In 2001, psychologist Roy Baumeister tried to find one situation where good news outweighs bad news of the same size. His team couldn't find a single one. Their paper became one of the most-cited in psychology, and the conclusion was simple: bad is stronger than good. That's not pessimism — that's how your brain is wired. It's why one criticism can outweigh ten compliments, and why 'what if this fails' can drown out every reason it might work. So today, we're asking: what if the real problem isn't fear itself, but how much more trust we hand it?

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00:00 - Teaser

00:13 - Intro

01:12 - Cancer Update

02:39 - Selective Trust

03:19 - Great Morning Humans

03:51 - Trust Issues

09:11 - New Book - Carrency

15:04 - Pioneers of Selective Trust

18:52 - Question from Substack

25:23 - Connecting to the IRS

25:58 - Step 3 Selective Trust Tools

29:47 - The Science Behind The Power of the Past


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