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Mental modelIncentives
Their wordsAmerican tennis coaches do not want to get fired. They want you to continue to pay them.
Their wordsAmericans are mean, but fragile. Bullies, but babies. They are right, always, but also skeptical of every one else.
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Relying more and more on one's existing strengths eventually stops being a winning strategy.
Their wordsThere comes a time when you have to realize that more of the same aspect of yourself isn't always a winning strategy.
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