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034 : How To Be A minor genius : See What's On The Other Side Of Imagined Pain

034 : How To Be A minor genius : See What's On The Other Side Of Imagined Pain

What’s on the other side of standing up to imagined future pain or failure? Anti-fragility!

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Sep 15, 2023
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Note from the minor genius: I just restarted my jiu jitsu training (shoutout to Sensei Josh and the whole Clockwork community!) and so I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of tapping out, specifically how it relates to battling resistance and advancing creativity. 

In combat sports, tapping out lets your opponent know that you are officially submit…

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