ATG 290 | Bravery is More Muscle Than Magic: How to Practice Being Brave This Week

ATG 290 | Bravery is More Muscle Than Magic: How to Practice Being Brave This Week

July 13, 2026 · 14 min · Episode 290

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In this episode, Jon Acuff discusses the importance of practicing bravery over fear and how mindset influences our actions.

You're either practicing bravery or you're practicing fear. There's no neutral when it comes to mindset. In this fourth episode of the Bravest Summer Ever series, I'm breaking down the third key to bravery: practice. Research shows that just 5 minutes of negative news makes people more depressed, less likely to help others, and convinced the world is a negative place. When you binge the news, scroll political tweets, or read angry Facebook posts, you're practicing fear. So how do you practice...

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