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@skeletor As Captain Obvious once said: "No pain, no pain."
@skeletor And wisdom is to be able to differentiate between them.
@skeletor if you put it that way... damn, I must be brave 
@skeletor "Wisdom is knowing the difference"?
@skeletor No, they're not the same. Stupidity is doing it without considering just-as-effective (or more) alternative ways to get the job done, or, say calculating your odds of success, pain, or even the ROI.
The over-estimation of the thought time/energy & skill we upright primates put into things is the stupid.
Brave and smart are not incompatible, but the arguments they have are worth listening to.
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brilliant, perfect - can I use this on my blog/in my book?
@skeletor Or it could make things easy: when faced with a frightening task, I'll just think: "I got this."
@skeletor This is a banger.
@skeletor Not the same, Skeletor.
Courage accepts the possibility of being hurt oneself;
stupidity does not consider or care that others will get hurt.