I believe the author addresses the core issue of why we have a fear of being wrong in the first paragraph. Toxic work environment or the belief that the work environment is toxic. Work is only an edge case here too, we are afraid to be wrong in all environments. (I say "we", but of course some are more afraid than others.)
And I believe that showing a scared person the merits of not being scared and experimenting might motivate them temporarily and most likely get them to agree... but it will not stick. Because fear is a very powerful impulse that has roots that can go very deep and wont't just stand up and move to a little more nutricous soil. People have very, very good reasons to feel fear that are rooted in their past and they are most often irrefutable. What is refutable is that these reasons no longer exist or that one might now have other skills to deal with them.
Sadly this is an individual issue and the method for fixing it is case by case.
Similarly - this works the same way for confidence. Knowing that the benefits of being confident outweight the cons will not make you confident.
They can provide motivation though.
Source - only my personal experiences. Fear leaves me only if I feel safe or if I expend a great deal of effort to supress it temporarily. The latter of which is courage and willpower and both are not infinite.
You can create a less toxic bubble in work environment by effort and showing your own courage in the right settings. Some places are too bad for that to work but not all are.
And I believe that showing a scared person the merits of not being scared and experimenting might motivate them temporarily and most likely get them to agree... but it will not stick. Because fear is a very powerful impulse that has roots that can go very deep and wont't just stand up and move to a little more nutricous soil. People have very, very good reasons to feel fear that are rooted in their past and they are most often irrefutable. What is refutable is that these reasons no longer exist or that one might now have other skills to deal with them.
Sadly this is an individual issue and the method for fixing it is case by case.
Similarly - this works the same way for confidence. Knowing that the benefits of being confident outweight the cons will not make you confident.
They can provide motivation though.
Source - only my personal experiences. Fear leaves me only if I feel safe or if I expend a great deal of effort to supress it temporarily. The latter of which is courage and willpower and both are not infinite.