Josh Waitzkin

Some early success creates, you make a framework, you make a modality, you create a mental model You replicate the success. It's not working, but you stick to it because your identity gets connected to that mental model. And you're not living with dynamic quality. Your qualities become static.

Some early success creates, you make a framework, you make a modality, you create a mental model You replicate the success. It's not working, but you stick to it because your identity gets connected to that mental model. And you're not living with dynamic quality. Your qualities become static.

Some early success creates, you make a framework, you make a modality, you create a mental model You replicate the success. It's not working, but you stick to it because your identity gets connected to that mental model. And you're not living with dynamic quality. Your qualities become static.

Right. Then you're playing not to lose. You're not playing to win. It happens all the time in sports. Like if you're a basketball team and you've been dominating the game and you're up eight or 10 in the fourth quarter, then you start to protect the lead.

Right. Then you're playing not to lose. You're not playing to win. It happens all the time in sports. Like if you're a basketball team and you've been dominating the game and you're up eight or 10 in the fourth quarter, then you start to protect the lead.

Right. Then you're playing not to lose. You're not playing to win. It happens all the time in sports. Like if you're a basketball team and you've been dominating the game and you're up eight or 10 in the fourth quarter, then you start to protect the lead.

No, you didn't get the lead because you were protecting the fucking lead. You were dominating with aggression.

No, you didn't get the lead because you were protecting the fucking lead. You were dominating with aggression.

No, you didn't get the lead because you were protecting the fucking lead. You were dominating with aggression.

The moment it's like the prevent defense, in my opinion, is the worst thing.

The moment it's like the prevent defense, in my opinion, is the worst thing.

The moment it's like the prevent defense, in my opinion, is the worst thing.

ever created in sports strategy right like you know prevent defense i've heard of it yeah it's like if you're a football team and you're and you you you have a 14 point lead in the fourth quarter or an eight point leave in the fourth quarter and you stop doing the dominant things that got you the lead but you start protecting the lead so your defensive back sit back

ever created in sports strategy right like you know prevent defense i've heard of it yeah it's like if you're a football team and you're and you you you have a 14 point lead in the fourth quarter or an eight point leave in the fourth quarter and you stop doing the dominant things that got you the lead but you start protecting the lead so your defensive back sit back

ever created in sports strategy right like you know prevent defense i've heard of it yeah it's like if you're a football team and you're and you you you have a 14 point lead in the fourth quarter or an eight point leave in the fourth quarter and you stop doing the dominant things that got you the lead but you start protecting the lead so your defensive back sit back

You start allowing eight or 10 or 12 yard completions. It is now you're protecting the lead versus dominating the opponent. But then you let the opponent feel their strength, feel their greatness. They're not dominated anymore. A moment a fighter stops feeling dominated and starts to tap into their greatness, then your fucking opponent's a beast again.

You start allowing eight or 10 or 12 yard completions. It is now you're protecting the lead versus dominating the opponent. But then you let the opponent feel their strength, feel their greatness. They're not dominated anymore. A moment a fighter stops feeling dominated and starts to tap into their greatness, then your fucking opponent's a beast again.

You start allowing eight or 10 or 12 yard completions. It is now you're protecting the lead versus dominating the opponent. But then you let the opponent feel their strength, feel their greatness. They're not dominated anymore. A moment a fighter stops feeling dominated and starts to tap into their greatness, then your fucking opponent's a beast again.

Right. We see it all the time.

Right. We see it all the time.