2. Learn to pace yourself
"Don't just stand there," some people say. "Do something!"
But often, that's backward. (Don't just do something. Stand there.)
Learn to wait a minute (or an hour, or a day) before acting. I promise, there is power in restraint. There is potency in silence.
He or she who pauses before responding to almost any external stimuli -- be it an email, or a message, or an insult, or a complaint, or even an opportunity -- often winds up with the upper hand.
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