2720: [Part 1] The Backwards Law - Why the Best Things in Life Must Be Let Go by Mark Manson
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement
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The Importance of Drown Proving
Drown Proving is a test of each cadet's emotional self-control in situations of extreme danger. Can he control his own impulses? Can he relax in the face of potential death? Can he willingly risk his life in the service of some higher value or goal? These skills are far more important than any cadet's ability to swim. They're more important than how smart he is, what school he went to, or how good he looks in a crisp Italian suit. Drown Proving requires no superhuman strength or endurance. It doesn't even require that you know how to swim. While in contrary, it requires the ability to not swim. Instead of resisting the physics that would
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