Agnė Turskienė Opens Up About One of Her Biggest Fears

Agnė Turskienė says appearing on a new TV3 project has helped her confront a fear that began in the classroom: looking foolish in front of other people.

“Why did I decide to take part in the riskiest TV3 project of my life and return to a school desk? Because here I am overcoming my biggest fear, appearing stupid,” she wrote on social media. She said the experience has allowed her to sit in front of cameras calmly, not know an answer, make mistakes and even look ridiculous without the world stopping.

Turskienė recalled being the child who froze after the first line of a poem because she had to speak before the class. The school bell offered relief when it meant the teacher would no longer have time to call her to the board.

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Why did I decide to take part in the riskiest TV3 project of my life and return to a school desk? Because here I am overcoming my biggest fear, appearing stupid.

She said she now feels proud not because she knows everything, but because she no longer fears people discovering how much she does not know. She also recalled being told with apparent certainty that she would never become an IT specialist. She did, and says that is why the experience feels larger than television or entertainment.

Turskienė addressed others who are afraid to raise their hands, answer, start something new, retrain, speak openly or be seen without knowing everything. “Do not be afraid to look completely stupid sometimes. I cannot describe how liberating it is,” she wrote.

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Do not be afraid to look completely stupid sometimes. I cannot describe how liberating it is.