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the quiet rehearsal of every word you'll never say out loud.
means The quality of being shy, nervous, or lacking in boldness — a reluctance to act or speak for fear of going wrong.
from From Latin timidus, "fearful," from the verb timere, "to fear" — the same root that gives us timid and intimidate. English picked up timidity in the 16th century, carrying that old Latin tremor of fear intact across the centuries.
- latin root
- From timere, to fear, same root as timid.
- survival edge
- Cautious animals often outlive the bold ones.
- body tell
- Triggers a fight-or-flight freeze called tonic immobility.
- hidden cost
- Unspoken asks are the most reliably denied.
for instance
neville chamberlain — british pm who appeased hitler at munich in 1938 rather than confront nazi aggression
the league of nations — international organization that failed to prevent italian invasion of ethiopia in 1935 due to weak enforcement