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# A person can want an outcome with all available...
> A person can want an outcome with all available effort while refusing to make nervous-system survival depend on it. Hard-headed non-attachment protects cognition from desperation and keeps alternatives visible during crisis.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Patience, Trajectory, and the Long Arc of Progress - Workbook|Patience, Trajectory, and the Long Arc of Progress]]
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“A person can want an outcome with all available effort while refusing to make nervous-system survival depend on it. Hard-headed non-attachment protects cognition from desperation and keeps alternatives visible during crisis.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-person-want-outcome-visible-during-crisis
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