The attractive lie about English fluency. Attractive lie: "Practice more English and confidence will come." Gift: Confidence comes from how you interpret the struggle, not from repetition. Scary: You've practiced English for years. You still freeze in the meeting. Familiar: It's like your first promotion—qualified, but still acting junior in English. Strange: The same freeze can mean "this matters" or "not for me." Your brain picks one. You can retrain it.