<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The nervous system often prefers a familiar... > The nervous system often prefers a familiar constraint to an uncertain opportunity because known pain is easier to model than an unknown field. Courage does not require silencing that alarm. It requires giving the body better evidence through preparation, rehearsal, reserves, and progressively larger acts of choice. **Source:** [[livestreams/Love, Work, and the Courage to Leave False Security - Workbook|Love, Work, and the Courage to Leave False Security]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The nervous system often prefers a familiar constraint to an uncertain opportunity because known pain is easier to model than an unknown field. Courage does not require silencing that alarm. It requires giving the body better evidence through preparation, rehearsal, reserves, and progressively larger acts of choice.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-nervous-system-often-larger-acts-choice ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->