BRAZEN recommends this article from Psychology Today on the four stages of desire, as defined by the 15th-century Indian mystic, poet and philosopher Kabir.

In this BRAZEN experiment, we dive deeper into what confronting our fears looks like in practice. Spoiler: it’s not quite as aggressive as you may think.

Maybe fear isn’t such a bad thing after all — and maybe the key to living fully isn’t about overcoming fear, or shutting it down, but simply learning to have a good relationship with it.

Written by Shanita Lyn.

In this experiment, which is Tim Ferriss’ spin on a classic Stoic exercise, we put our fears under a microscope to figure out whether they’re really worth having — or worth taking a leap of faith to overcome.

BRAZEN recommends this Unjaded Jade video which we all needed in our awkward teenager/young adult phase, when talking to other people was the most difficult thing in the world. Whether you’re currently in that phase or have already moved past it, this video provides a nice dose of light and inspiration to put yourself out there and make some new connections.

In this experiment, we explore how asking the right questions can turn any situation into an opportunity for learning and discovery.

In this experiment, we explore how we can take something we’d like to change, and break it down into simple actions that we can take, every single day, to bring us closer to making that change happen.

As it turns out, most of the real-life superheroes we look up to — inspirational leaders, blissful spiritual masters, flamboyant billionaires, people at the top of their field — aren’t actually prodigies, geniuses, mutants or the result of cutting-edge experiments involving radioactive spiders after all. What distinguishes these mere mortals from the rest of us is instead their dedication to little consistent practices that get them to insane levels of human achievement – the small habits of super heroes.

Written by Lenny Wan.