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the art of losing the game before anyone tells you it started.
means Easily frightened, lacking courage or confidence, and inclined to shrink from anything bold.
from From Latin timidus, 'fearful,' built on the verb timere, 'to fear' — the same root that gives us 'timorous' and 'intimidate.' It walked into English in the 16th century, trembling slightly, and never quite worked up the nerve to leave.
- latin root
- From timere, to fear, same root as timid's cousin terror
- survival edge
- Shy creatures often outlive bold ones in the wild
- not weakness
- Quietest negotiators frequently extract the best deals
- physiology
- Roughly 20 percent of people are born high-reactive
henry james — american novelist famous for anxious, hesitant protagonists exploring psychological paralysis in works like 'the ambassadors'
neville longbottom — harry potter character whose extreme shyness and fear defined his early character arc until he found courage in the final battle
charlie gordon — protagonist of 'flowers for algernon' (1966) whose initial timidity as intellectually disabled character contrasts sharply with his post-surgery confidence