Zola 2026-06-09T00:00:00+00:00 https://chris.ortner-moises.com/tags/automation/atom.xml 2026-06-09T00:00:00+00:00 2026-06-09T00:00:00+00:00 Chris Ortner-Moises https://chris.ortner-moises.com/writing/automating-fear-away/

<p>I’m a fearful person. Much of my life is spent building and maintaining stable systems that need to satisfy a high standard of reliability, and fear helps me make good decisions for that. Sure, it can hold you back a <em>lot</em> in life if you let the fear dictate behavior, but if you interpret it as a signal, it can be incredibly useful.</p> <p>It took me an embarrassingly long time to harness fear as a power, a signal for things not being right. This only helps with rational fear, though.</p> <p>Naturally, I’m affected by low-signal, irrational fear as well. This post is about dealing with it using technology.</p>