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the gap between what scares you and what you do anyway
means Bold enough to take risks or face danger, often in a way that invites admiration.
from From Old English 'durran,' to be bold or have the courage — a verb that meant simply 'to dare.' The '-ing' form turned the act of daring into a quality you could possess or be praised for. It shares deep Germanic roots and is a distant cousin of words for boldness across the old northern tongues, all circling the same idea: stepping toward the thing that frightens you.
- word origin
- From Old English durran, meaning to have courage
- flight era
- Early pilots were marketed as daring young men
- brain chemistry
- Dopamine spikes when risk pays off
- evolution
- Bold foragers found food cautious ones missed
- social cost
- Daring ideas often arrive labeled as foolish
for instance
evel knievel — stuntman who jumped 52 cars at caesars palace in 1967
amelia earhart — first female aviator to fly solo across atlantic ocean in 1932
felix baumgartner — skydiver who jumped from 128,100 feet above earth in 2012