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Kate Courtney, Karen Duffy, Meg Mason, and Susan Cain on Using Stoicism to Endure Life's Obstacles

The Daily Stoic

CHAPTER

You Just Didn't Get the Performance That You Expected Out of Yourself That Day

I think in the time since that, I've come to understand a little bit more about maybe what could have been different in my preparation or what could change. But at the end of the day, that's completely true. And so it's this interesting disconnect where you're really forced to separate the outcome from who you are as a person. Because especially when things are going really well, you want to identify with what you do.

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