Oneitis Prevention and Treatment Plan

[EyeOnThePrize]

Eloquently put and mostly true. However, it is also true that, when playing with fire, one is bound to eventually get burned. Emotional responses cannot be controlled with perfect precision, no matter how experienced you are. Like a boxer, you will get knocked down at some point. Preventing a knockdown from becoming a knockout is a skill in and of itself.

Exactly, life is poker, not chess. You may calculate a winning endgame, but there is always a chance the entire thing blows up. Being emotionally accountable for the inevitable uncertainties allows us to move through life with more grace.