you have to master engagement to get clout, but you have to master disengagement to not subsequently lose it. this is very counterintuitive; like 1% of people make it through stage one and 1% of those then make it to stage 2
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it's not just that – there will be people who try to get inside your head, try to sabotage you, pick fights with you and so on. high-engagement people will feel compelled to respond, because of principles like "never let a challenge go unanswered"
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"never let a challenge go unanswered" is a great principle when there are few challenges around, but past a certain threshold, it becomes a security risk – a way by which other people can hijack your time and attention away from your actual priorities
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