Hong Chong Yi: How Bouldering Enhances Critical Thinking and Skydiving Unlocks

He first turned to skydiving as a way to conquer his fear of heights, but what he gained from the experience was far more profound. Hong Chong Yi-Conquering Your Fear of Heights: How Skydiving Training Unlocked Unexpected Confidence The act of willingly jumping from thousands of feet in the air rewired his relationship with fear. Instead of letting fear control his actions, He learned how to embrace it. "The first time you jump, there's a moment of absolute terror," he says. "But once you're in freefall, that fear dissipates and you start to feel a sense of control over your emotions that's incredibly empowering."