<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Fear is a prediction system trying to protect the... > Fear is a prediction system trying to protect the organism from loss, pain, rejection, or surprise. Its signal deserves attention, but the intensity of the signal does not by itself establish the size or probability of the danger. Wisdom asks what the fear has detected, what it has exaggerated, and what information is still missing. **Source:** [[livestreams/Fear, Habit, and Building Change Through Repeated Practice - Workbook|Fear, Habit, and Building Change Through Repeated Practice]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Fear is a prediction system trying to protect the organism from loss, pain, rejection, or surprise. Its signal deserves attention, but the intensity of the signal does not by itself establish the size or probability of the danger. Wisdom asks what the fear has detected, what it has exaggerated, and what information is still missing.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-fear-prediction-system-information-still-missing ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->