Maria Popova on the Virtue of Being Willing to Look Foolish May 16, 2016 by Miles Kimball … there are few things we resist more staunchly, to the detriment of our own growth, than looking foolish for being wrong. The courageous … trip and fall, often in public, but get right back up and leap again. — Maria Popova, in the Brain Pickings blog post βThe Gutsy Girl: A Modern Manifesto for Bravery, Perseverance, and Breaking the Tyranny of Perfection.β