Fear Masterclass: Define, Control, and Conquer (+ Free Template)

Jack Ross
5 min readOct 31, 2023

Happy Halloween and welcome back to… THE JAILBREAK.
(along with 666+ readers 👻)

We’re Wrong About Fear 💀

Fear is the best teacher I’ve ever had.

In a world where many of us are safe from evolutionary threats and don’t constantly fight for our survival, fear is not designed to keep us safe.

Fear is designed to show you what you think your limits are.

If you’re afraid of something that has no real life-threatening consequences, this is just fear telling you that this is somewhere you need to grow as a person.

There’s nothing inherently dangerous about public speaking but so many people are absolutely terrified of it — I call these “unreasonable fears” because failure has basically no pain involved.

If you can find and overcome these “unreasonable fears”, your skills and confidence will grow faster than you ever thought was possible. You’ll start actively seeking out these fears just to destroy them and level up IRL.

And to prove I’m serious about this philosophy, here’s a photo of me conquering my biggest unreasonable fear… 🕷️

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Jack Ross

Data Engineer • YouTuber • Digital Nomad. Leveraging the internet to create a life with more freedom. 💻✍️🎥 Subscribe: www.TheJailbreak.io