{"id":82069,"date":"2018-02-15T11:42:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T17:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=82069"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:23:10","slug":"how-to-be-braver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/how-to-be-braver\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #380: How to Increase Your Courage and Bravery"},"content":{"rendered":"

For thousands of years, philosophers and writers have debated the nature of courage. What is it? Are some people born more courageous than others? Can you learn to be courageous?<\/span><\/p>\n

My guest today<\/span> set out to answer these questions by looking at courage through a scientific lens. His name is Robert Biswas-Diener. He\u2019s a psychologist and the author of The Courage Quotient: How Science Can Make You Braver<\/i><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Today<\/span> on the show, Robert explains how he defined courage for the purpose of his research and how he went about studying and quantifying this quality. He then explains how courage manifests itself differently in cultures of dignity, honor, and face. We then discuss the genetics of courage and how people can learn to be more courageous. Robert than gives brass tacks advice on what you can do to manage fear and increase your propensity to action, including carrying lucky charms, thinking about yourself less, and avoiding self-handicapping. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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