The Science Of Audacity - by Julieta Sepúlveda Yáñez, PhD

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The Science Of Audacity

With Julieta Sepúlveda Yáñez, PhD

A four-lesson audio course about why we underestimate the yes, and how to build the confidence to ask. Each lesson pairs one piece of the science of asking with a small, gentle practice you can try the same week: the miscalculated yes, the fear of bothering people, the myth of doing it alone, and the muscle of confidence. You'll finish with a simple, repeatable way to ask for what you want — without waiting to feel brave.

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Meet your Teacher

Julieta Sepúlveda Yáñez, PhD
Punta Arenas, Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena, Chile

Dr. Julieta Sepúlveda Yáñez is a biomedical scientist and meditation teacher. She turns research on the mind into small, practical steps you can use the same week. In this course, she draws on the science of asking to help you ask for what you want with more confidence and less fear.

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Lesson 1

The Miscalculation: We Underestimate The Yes

We say no to ourselves before anyone else gets the chance. This first lesson introduces the core idea of the course: that we systematically underestimate how often people will say yes to us. We'll explore what Jia Jiang's 100 days of rejection and the research on compliance actually reveal, and why your brain keeps getting the math wrong. You'll finish with a small, gentle experiment, predict how one person will answer a simple request this week, then actually ask and compare.

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Lesson 2

Over-Empathy: The Fear Of Bothering People

The reason you don't ask is usually not fear of hearing no — it's fear of being a burden. In this lesson we unpack why that fear is miscalibrated: the spotlight effect, the liking gap, and the surprising research showing how much lighter a request feels to the person receiving it than it does to you. You'll finish with a short compassion practice to loosen the grip of that fear, offering yourself the same kindness you would extend to a friend.

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Lesson 3

The Myth Of Doing It Alone: Asking Well Is Not Weakness

Independence has a hidden cost. This lesson challenges the myth that needing help is a weakness, and looks at the research showing that asking for advice on hard problems actually makes you look more capable, not less. We'll also be honest about when asking works and when it doesn't. You'll finish with a practice: ask one person for their honest judgment, and practice truly receiving it instead of deflecting.

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Lesson 4

The Muscle Of Audacity: Confidence Is Built, Not Found

Confidence isn't something you find — it's something you build, one rep at a time. In this final lesson, we explore where the confidence to ask really comes from: self-efficacy and the mastery experiences that feed it. We'll revisit what Jia Jiang's 100 Days teaches us about building that muscle, and you'll finish by starting your own win log and choosing your very next rep to practice.

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