Confidence in Crisis

Nick Rabb
7 min readAug 11, 2020
My palms are already sweating. | Source

Many of us (myself included) may be feeling in these times of crisis that we have retreated from our usual bolder selves, and become, to a degree, less confident. After all, how can someone be taking bold steps when so much is on the line? The usual confidence that accompanies job changes, undertaking new projects, asking out a crush, speaking your mind, can now seem silly, frivolous, or too costly given the circumstances.

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Nick Rabb

PhD candidate in Computer Science and Cognitive Science at Tufts University, organizer w/ Dissenters, MA Peace Action, formerly Sunrise Mvmt. Philosophy nerd.