A small paper boat drifting on green water among floating dice.

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker advises a daily practice of deliberately doing something frightening. Fear is treated as a boundary to be pushed a little each day, so that courage grows through repeated small acts instead of waiting for a single grand moment.

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