Read about the giants of history, regardless of what you think of them at this moment. You'll learn a lot, but also learn behaviors to emulate (or avoid).
Julius Caesar is probably Exhibit A of a heroic figure, in the classical sense. Martin Luther (the German guy) too, in a different way. Both are fun to read about and just being around them, as it were, will make you more courageous.
True stories are better than fiction in this regard because they're anchored in reality. With fiction, the rules of the world are recast by the author and deep down, you know it isn't real. With historical figures you can't help but think "wow a real person did this."
Read about the giants of history, regardless of what you think of them at this moment. You'll learn a lot, but also learn behaviors to emulate (or avoid).
Julius Caesar is probably Exhibit A of a heroic figure, in the classical sense. Martin Luther (the German guy) too, in a different way. Both are fun to read about and just being around them, as it were, will make you more courageous.
True stories are better than fiction in this regard because they're anchored in reality. With fiction, the rules of the world are recast by the author and deep down, you know it isn't real. With historical figures you can't help but think "wow a real person did this."