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This iswhathappenswheneverpeopleonateam decide not to trust: everyone will geardown their effort until they're doing just enough to get by. Theywant,subconsciously, toenrolleveryoneelse in their cycle of disappointment. They'll be too smart to mess up enough to be singled out, but their subtle withholding of effortmay eventually be enough to bring about a systemwide failure.
The Winner Within
Pat Riley
But sympathy is like junk food. It has no real nourishment. The emptiness comes back very quickly. And nothing gets accomplished in the meantime. There isnever, really,anyreleasefrom the consequences of adversity untilyou decide to do something about them.
The Winner Within
Pat Riley
Some people, he points out, recognize that life is "just a ride," while others seem strongly invested in and attached to it being in some sense real: "look at my furrows of worry. Look at my big bank account and my family. This has to be real!” Hicks’s tone is stronger and more judgmental than I would use, but his point is clear: it's possible to get so caught up in the bells and whistles of experience that you lose sight of the bigger picture.
Be Sincere—Not Serious
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