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The Brake: Why Interest Is a Signal to Slow Down, Not Speed Up
What if the moment it's working is exactly when you should do less?
This episode breaks down Chapter 9 of PROOF, "Slow Down When It Works" - the reframe that fixes the beginner's most expensive mistake: when she engages, the correct response is to drop your pace and let the moment breathe, not flood it with more jokes, faster stories, and bigger energy.
You'll hear why accelerating transmits panic while slowing down transmits home, the one-for-one rule that kills interview-mode conversation (every question paid for with a statement), and why silence is the medium of the good parts - not the…
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