There is a phrase I have used often: "Nothing is as good, or as bad, as it first appears."
Similarly, "Nothing is as risky, or as safe, as it first seems."
Also, I disagree with his dismissal of subjective risk. If taking a particular action feels bad to you, then it feels bad. A better course than trying to deny that would be to learn to accept your feelings but to go on in spite of them. Feelings are much easier to change over the longer term, usually by short term acceptance - your unconscious will eventually realize that the feelings are overblown (if they are) and you will come to react less strongly with repetition, over time.
Similarly, "Nothing is as risky, or as safe, as it first seems."
Also, I disagree with his dismissal of subjective risk. If taking a particular action feels bad to you, then it feels bad. A better course than trying to deny that would be to learn to accept your feelings but to go on in spite of them. Feelings are much easier to change over the longer term, usually by short term acceptance - your unconscious will eventually realize that the feelings are overblown (if they are) and you will come to react less strongly with repetition, over time.