I used to work at a place where we recognized each other for the ability to "stick our hand in the fan." Meaning, we know that some things cannot be understood

I used to work at a place where we recognized each other for the ability to "stick our hand in the fan." Meaning, we know that some things cannot be understood until they are tried, and trying such things often leads to failure (though there's an art to keep the failure small and learn fast.) So we'd basically recognize and reward people for embracing that reality, for the ability to say "yup I am gonna probably do this wrong the first time but that's gonna lead to progress" Inverse of that is fear of failure - inability to do something unless you are certain you're capable of securing a successful outcome. Basically that means you only do things you already know how to do.