In this episode of The Health & Happiness Podcast, we get real about how scary it is to start new things. No one wants to fail or look silly and starting new things can be super uncomfortable. But discomfort is okay! And there's things that you can do to make the process even just a tiny bit easier. Join us as we dig into some of the research and share our own experiences of starting new things. Forbes article referenced in the beginning: https://www.forbes.com/sites/actiontrumpseverything/2014/01/18/getting-started-is-scary-acknowledge-that-swallow-hard-and-start-anyway/?sh=43af07e550ff What is a negativity bias? https://www.verywellmind.com/negative-bias-4589618 John Kaufman's research: https://thenextweb.com/news/doesnt-take-10000-hours-learn-skill-takes-20-heres-now John Kaufman TedX Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY&vl=en One Way to Learn Faster: https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/a-johns-hopkins-study-reveals-scientific-secret-to-double-how-fast-you-learn.html Elderly people can still learn effectively and efficiently: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4552811/#:~:text=Older%20adults%20demonstrated%20lower%20performance,score%20compared%20to%20young%20adults