{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F5ef0676b-ba34-4eec-862b-662ec680e535","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 355 \u2013 Is Fear Required?","description":"In this episode, we talk about whether fear is really a requirement. I always hear the nonsense about fear helping us in times of danger. I\u2019m not even sure that is true. As often as not, big fear paralyzes people\u2014the old \u201cdeer in the headlights\u201d thing. Let\u2019s be clear. Fear is NOT Required.\n\nFear usually comes not from some physical threat but from some threat to our ego. That thing inside us worried about others' thoughts. What we think others think is the thing we are protecting\u2014such a waste of time. We don\u2019t know what people think anyway. Fear is imaginary, not in its effects but in its substance. You can\u2019t get a teaspoon of fear. It is also counterproductive to happiness.\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/58ef58d2-0fff-4511-ac6b-d2a2903543ba/apr-15.jpg"}