Holiday: Composure during high-stakes crises requires practicing restraint in low-stakes moments
Ryan Holiday · #128 Ryan Holiday: A Stoic Life · Jan 11, 2022 · at 55:43
Author Ryan Holiday discusses Stoic discipline and temperament control under pressure with Shane Parrish.
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“If you haven't practiced it in the little areas, it's very unlikely you're going to be able to do it, like, when the game is on the line, or your career is on the line, or, like, the eyes of the world are upon you.”
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