I think courage is one of those things that is often simultaneously under and over appreciated. Your post is evidence of underappreciating courage since you felt the need to call it out. I know I also failed to realize the courage I was using and not thinking of it that way, and once I did it became something I could intentionally cultivate.
On the other hand, some people think too much of courage, thinking it’s enough to be brave even if you fail (if anything is not the Rationalist Way, it’s not caring that you didn’t win). Courage is not very useful on its own; only if it’s used appropriately to some useful end.
I think courage is one of those things that is often simultaneously under and over appreciated. Your post is evidence of underappreciating courage since you felt the need to call it out. I know I also failed to realize the courage I was using and not thinking of it that way, and once I did it became something I could intentionally cultivate.
On the other hand, some people think too much of courage, thinking it’s enough to be brave even if you fail (if anything is not the Rationalist Way, it’s not caring that you didn’t win). Courage is not very useful on its own; only if it’s used appropriately to some useful end.