<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # We often lose the head game before the real game.... > We often lose the head game before the real game. Anxiety narrows attention, disrupts working judgment, and broadcasts urgency to other social animals; composure preserves the capacity to see options while the outcome is still undecided. **Source:** [[livestreams/How Social Posture Escalates Conflict - Workbook|How Social Posture Escalates Conflict]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “We often lose the head game before the real game. Anxiety narrows attention, disrupts working judgment, and broadcasts urgency to other social animals; composure preserves the capacity to see options while the outcome is still undecided.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-often-lose-head-outcome-still-undecided ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->