Brian JohnsonChairman & Philosopher in Residence at Heroic

Being the fastest at slowing down.

25 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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Short YouTube excerpt (Brian Johnson) arguing that as activity/speed increases, individuals must develop an even faster ability to slow down and ground themselves. Emphasizes prioritizing sleep and cultivating gravitas, stability, and groundedness to withstand chaos and avoid becoming manic or flighty.

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As the speed increases, your ability to slow down goes up even faster. Your ability to flip the switch and be grounded must outpace the speed with which you're moving. You've got to be the fastest at slowing down, otherwise you're going to fly away into too much levity, manicy, weirdness, which is another reason why you prioritize your sleep. Just get really good at grounding. We don't need more people flying away. We need more people that have the gravitas, that are strong, grounded, and just stable in the face of the chaos of, of war to.