Neophobia is the irrational fear of new things or experiences. We all have this tendency. No matter how much you think of yourself as a total risk-taker and lover of new things, you will feel this tendency in some areas of your life, I guarantee it.

The reason I can guarantee it, is that we are all subject to two other tendencies:

• We only do what we think is possible to do. The possibility of some actions is simply so out of reach of our imagination, that we will not even consider it. Before laser assisted eye surgery to correct short-sightedness and other refractive eye defects, I am sure that many thought they would have to wear glasses or contact lenses for the rest of their lives.

You might have heard of the “Law of Attraction” aka the “teachings of Abraham”. For those of you who haven’t, this is the executive summary: Whatever you focus your thoughts intensely on, you will attract into your life. So given this law, all you have to do to get rich is some focused thinking about getting rich and how you would live your life of affluence - money will then automatically be attracted to your life, sounds nice doesn’t it?

Well, that is actually what the proponents of the Law of Attraction will tell you. I just happen to think that it is a huge scam.