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“The important thing to know about playing to win and playing not to lose is that there are actually different neural networks that are being used. It's not very easy to do both at the same time and, if you are trying to have a playing to win mentality, you're going for it, there's some things that trip you up or trigger the wrong neural network. If you start worrying about your mistakes all of a sudden, if you get too focused on the facts and the details, these are going to shift your neural networks and sort of screw up your strategy.”

Quote by Po Bronson

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Po Bronson

Po Bronson, born in 1964, is an American journalist known for his in-depth exploration of social phenomena and human nature. His works have won wide acclaim from readers. more

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