Fear is sharp-sighted, and can see things under ground, and much more in the skies.

Fear is an unusually good observer, which is why it is so persuasive. It notices the small wrong detail, the thing not said, the change in someone’s manner, and it does this faster than deliberate thought. The trouble is that it does not stop at what is there. The same sharpness that catches a real signal keeps going and furnishes the rest.

When fear shows you something, write down only what you have actually observed and draw a line under it. Everything below the line is prediction. Act on what sits above the line, and let the rest wait for evidence.