Training for Antifragility
- Recognize that you're not in the ideal mental state to do the thing you need to do.
- Ask yourself if you're committed to this or not. If it’s not that important, you can put it off until I get into the right state. If you’re very committed, you'll do it if at all possible.
- Make it happen, despite the mental state.
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