"Right, no one said anything about not feeling it. No one said you can’t ever cry. Forget “manliness.” If you need to take a moment, by all means, go ahead. **Real strength lies in the control or, as [[Nassim Nicholas Taleb|Nassim Taleb]] put it, the domestication of one’s emotions, not in pretending they don’t exist.** So go ahead, feel it. **Just don’t lie to yourself by conflating emoting about a problem and dealing with it**. Because they are as different as sleeping and waking." ([Location 478](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00IX49OS4&location=478)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[control]], [[emotions]], [[perceived-threats]], [[fear]], [[anxiety]], [[leadership]], [[mindfulness]], **Source** -- [[202409180132 - B - The Obstacle is the Way]]