“A fighter pilot accelerating down the runway on an operational mission must keep foremost in his mind one reality: At some point before his wheels touch down again, something is certain to go wrong. Will he have an engine failure? Will an unseen enemy appear? Will another plane in his formation experience a crisis of some kind? Bank on it: Something unexpected will happen. When it does, it will be followed almost always by a second emergency, and often a third, in immediate succession, each one producing a graver crisis than the one before. In such an instant, the pilot’s body will exhibit all the signs of fear. His hands will shake; his heart rate will soar; his flight overalls will become drenched with sweat. But his mind must remain focused. His thinking must stay clear and calm.”

From The Willing Embrace of Fear by Steven Pressfield.

“The true spirit of conversation is building on another man’s observation, not overturning it”. - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

“What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” ― Mark Twain.

People who respect boundaries don’t punish others for having them.

There are no gorillas in The Lion King, just sayin’.

“Culture is often the downstream adaptation to the constraints people are living inside.” ….

“If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.” …. W. Edwards Deming.

I always enjoy reading Jatan Mehta’s Journal J. I find his intentional deliberation and relaxed publishing a calm place in the wider storm.

Props to @FunKelly@beige.party

Defining yourself by your suffering is an effective way to keep suffering forever.

“Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.” …. Jacob Bronowski.

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything”… George Bernard Shaw

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