Well, you can either live controlled by your fears, obeying them, or stand up to them 'like a boss' and overcome them one-by-one. No different to other unjust,

Well, you can either live controlled by your fears, obeying them, or stand up to them 'like a boss' and overcome them one-by-one. No different to other unjust, unfair would-be-controllers in life - bullies, bad parents, bad political systems, sociopathic acquaintances etc etc. Cowering helplessly vs 'standing up' to the problem. Saying no! takes courage, but there can be no self-respect without it. I'm not sure why this is puzzling for you; maybe you are imagining important/useful fears like a pedestrian's fear of being hit by a car. I don't remember hearing the "pick the harder solution" version before. But Bob Brown (inspirational Australian environmentalist/politician) said "...if ever you are faced with two options, choose the most adventurous." - which makes a lot of sense to me, and maybe is what they meant. Just doing the harder option for no particular reason doesn't make a lot of sense.