In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: People are often reluctant to admit that they are afraid of something and this may be undermining their confidence and courage. In order to begin building courage, you need to determine your specific fear. You may not even be aware of your specific fear(s) until you begin to think about what causes you to lack courage. Write a list of your fears as you figure them out. This may help you to develop a plan to overcome them and build your courage. This will likely not be an easy exercise because it often causes a person to feel embarrassed or ashamed. The lack of courage, or timidity, often stems from some form of fear that is learned through experience or memory. Identifying the sources of your specific fears can help you to begin taking proactive steps to change this behavior and ultimately gain courage in any situation. Thinking about specific experiences that may have contributed to your lack of confidence and countering them with positive experiences can help to get you in the proper frame of mind to start building your confidence and courage. For example, perhaps you fear rejection by the opposite sex because someone rejected you once before. To offset this fear, think about situations where the opposite sex has welcomed you. If you cannot identify a specific experience that is the source of your fear, it may be from a memory or a social fear, such as of the shame of failure. For example, if you've never touched a snake, but are afraid of them, this may stem from someone related to you either telling you that snakes are dangerous. You can offset memory fears by actively thinking about when and how these fear may have been realized in the past. Thinking about your fears and their sources can help you to grow out of them over time. Simply acknowledging your fears may be the only thing you need to overcome them. Just as it's important to identify your fears, you should also recognize that you also possess courage in many situations. Taking the time to acknowledge that you are courageous can help you to figure out how to apply this quality to situations in your life that cause timidity. Everyone possesses courage in some way, even if it's "hidden" or seemingly simple. For example, you may be open to moving often to other parts of your country or world, which requires courage not only to start over in new situations but also to take the risk of possible failure. Recognizing your courage can help you to develop your behavior and begin building courage in every aspect of your life. Once you've identified your specific fears and recognized situations where you exhibit courage, develop a concrete plan to work on building your courage. Having an explicit strategy you can follow may help you stay on track if you have setbacks or see your progress over time. Write out your plan and update it as necessary. Having a tangible list can help motivate you. For example, if you are afraid of driving alone on a highway, you can develop a plan to help you get used to it until you have the courage to take on the task. Your plan might include the items "ride in the passenger seat on the highway, drive with a friend or family member on major roads, drive alone on major roads, drive with a friend or family member on a highway, drive alone on the highway."
Summary: Determine your specific fears. Figure out the cause of your fears. Recognize your courage. Develop a concrete plan to build your courage.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: The phrase "givens and druthers" comes from accomplished railroad modeler, John Allen. It refers to the things that can't be changed when making your model, like the size or your room, budget, and so on. Make a list of these things on a piece of paper or a digital document to help keep these limitations in mind. Use an online document service, like a cloud based one or Google Docs, so you can check your planning elements easily with a phone or tablet. The theme of your railroad includes its purpose, setting, the type of trains or equipment you want to use, and the service the train will provide (like transporting industrial goods or logs). These aspects will influence your planning and how you actually build your layout. A long coal train, for example, might run through the mountains and carry coal from mines to power companies, steel mills, or residential areas, to provide heat for homes. Locale should also be taken into consideration. Locale includes things like region (East or West Coast, Mountain, etc.), specific towns, or general areas, like the plains of Kansas. The era in which your model train exists will also need to be decided. A model planned for the 1920s would use a steam engine. You won't have modern cars either, in this era. The season you set your model in will change setting drastically. Fall will need to have trees with leaves changing color, winter will need snow, and so on. Grid paper is great for drawing out a to-scale design of your railroad. One of the simplest scales you can use is a 1-inch to 1-foot (2.5-cm to .3-m) ratio, where a 1-inch (2.5-cm) square on your grid paper equals 1 foot (0.30m) (.3 m) in real life. When planning scale, keep in mind: The space available for your model. The amount of money you can invest in your model railroad. Larger models will be more expensive. The focus of your model. Scenery focused models will be much different from train focused ones. Your personal limitations. If you don't have good eyes or nimble fingers, smaller models might be unreasonable. Display in railroad modeling refers to how you show off your model. You can arrange ceiling lights to point down on it, direct lighting to it from floor lamps, and so on. Should you be building your model for your own enjoyment, you might not want to devote a lot of time and money to display. Railroad models built for children and grandchildren might only require a limited display. Adjust your display needs with the purpose of your railroad. If you intend on adding to your railroad and make it part of a larger design, keep this in mind while planning your display. There are many different styles you might use for your railroad track. Some common track designs include a simple oval, a figure eight pattern, and a barbell shape. You should have an overall idea for the plan of your track before drafting your track plan. When first starting out, you'll likely want to keep your train level to minimize more complicated aspects of planning, like grade (steepness) and clearances. If this is your first time building a model railroad, you may want to use a prototype track plan. These are provided by companies and take a lot of the guesswork out of your track planning. Prototype track plans can also be used as an example from which you make your own design and can be purchased online or at hobby shops. Use grid paper when drawing up your track plan. Keep your track plan to scale with your real model so you don't have to make adjustments later on. You may find that some track plans that you thought would work in reality do not. This is not uncommon, but a prototype track plan will help prevent this.
Summary: Assess the givens and druthers. Choose your theme. Determine the scale of your railroad. Identify the kind of display you intend. Plan your track. Draft the track plan for your railroad.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you're not already signed in to your Google account, follow the on-screen prompts to sign in now. If your photos back up to Google Photos at their original (highest) quality, they count against your total Google Drive space. This method teaches you how to switch your photo backups from full resolution to "High quality," which still provides great quality at a smaller file size. It's the first option on the screen. If this option was already selected, there's no reason to change anything. It's at the bottom of the first section. A pop-up message will display how much space you can recover by switching your photo quality. If you uploaded any photos to Google Drive without using Google Photos, those files will not be altered. This will also compress photos uploaded to other Google products like Blogger, Picasa, and Google+. Google Photos will now reduce the quality of your photos. For most people this will not be noticeable. Once the process is complete, your reclaimed Drive space will be ready to use.
Summary:
Go to https://photos.google.com/settings in a web browser. Select High quality (free unlimited storage). Click RECOVER STORAGE. Click COMPRESS.