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# Pick at knots gently. The more frantically you...
> Pick at knots gently. The more frantically you pull at a tangled necklace, the tighter it becomes, and difficult problems likewise loosen through calm, patient attention.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Frustration, Acceptance, and the Discipline of Non-Attachment - Workbook|Frustration, Acceptance, and the Discipline of Non-Attachment]]
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“Pick at knots gently. The more frantically you pull at a tangled necklace, the tighter it becomes, and difficult problems likewise loosen through calm, patient attention.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-pick-knots-gently-calm-patient-attention
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