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# Composure is not slowness for its own sake. It is...
> Composure is not slowness for its own sake. It is the capacity to preserve accurate perception, proportional response, and humane conduct while time pressure is trying to collapse every distinction. The point is not to move slowly; it is to remain able to choose the speed.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Composure, Boundaries, and the Freedom Not to Rush - Workbook|Composure, Boundaries, and the Freedom Not to Rush]]
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“Composure is not slowness for its own sake. It is the capacity to preserve accurate perception, proportional response, and humane conduct while time pressure is trying to collapse every distinction. The point is not to move slowly; it is to remain able to choose the speed.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-composure-slowness-own-able-choose-speed
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