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Fear of being judged by others || Acharya Prashant, with ITM-Mumbai (2023)
Acharya Prashant
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Fear of judgment
Focus
Love for work
Authenticity
Immersion
Consciousness
Half-heartedness
Bhagavad Gita
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the fear of being judged by others, particularly during presentations or public speaking. He explains that the root cause of this anxiety is not an excessive concern for the opinions of others, but rather a lack of heart and immersion in the work itself. When one's heart is not in their work, the mind naturally wanders toward the world and its judgments. He uses the analogy of a cricketer who must focus entirely on the ball; if the batsman starts looking into the eyes of the audience, he loses sight of the game. This lack of focus indicates a lack of love for the task at hand. Therefore, the solution is to put one's heart into the work so that there is no mental space left to worry about the audience.