I’ve never been able to do it.
When I’m relaxed, I’m hardly aware of my surroundings and when I’m alert, I’m nervous as hell.
How the hell do people keep their composure in difficult situations and still get through them alright?
I’ve never been able to do it.
When I’m relaxed, I’m hardly aware of my surroundings and when I’m alert, I’m nervous as hell.
How the hell do people keep their composure in difficult situations and still get through them alright?
By being in the present. By being aware of the sights, sounds, and events happening around you without any emotional attachment. My job entails being the passenger in cars with inexperienced drivers that can potentially do the most dangerous and life-threatening things possible, and I may have to intervene at a moment’s notice to prevent catastrophe. I am alert to this possibility, but I am never scared or anxious about it.
I am both relaxed and alert at the same time. I’m not sure I’ve explained that very well, but the Tao Te Ching might help you get the idea.
Yeah, learning not to be that emotionally attached to what happens is good. Having the correct amount of emotional intensity really does help you be alert without it being tiresome