CHAPTER 10
STEP 3: PAUSE
Always being in a hurry does not prevent death, neither does going slowly prevent living.—Ibo
If you've ever watched a classic old movie, you'll remember that scene in the flick when the star, confronted with some difficult moment, takes a long drag on his or her cigarette before responding. Then, after a long and pronounced exhale, he or she delivers the most memorable line in the movie. Just imagine Humphrey Bogart, or Betty Davis, or Spencer Tracy as they deliver that one great line with smoke still lingering in the air. Somehow, they always had it right.
Well, I'm certainly not advocating cigarette smoking for improved emotional intelligence, but there's something about that pause that would be useful to re-create. ...
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