
"I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay." -J.R.R. Tolkien
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"I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay." -J.R.R. Tolkien





“When someone’s mad at you, don’t tell them to calm down.” Jocko Willink explained the simple but powerful technique he uses instead. It’s called “Reflect and Diminish.” You reflect their emotion back to them, but dial it down just a bit so you don’t escalate. Instead of “calm down,” you say something like “Ah man, that’s horrible” or “You gotta be kidding me, two weeks late?” Suddenly you’re not the enemy anymore — you’re on the same team. You’ve bonded over the pain, and now you can actually solve the problem together. He used examples with his wife (the broken ice machine) and business partners, and it works in both cases. It’s such a small shift, but it completely changes the direction of the conversation. Next time someone comes at you angry, try reflecting and diminishing instead of defending or dismissing. Have you ever used a similar technique when dealing with an angry person? Did it work?

NASA released this closest image of Moon ever taken by Artemis II... The clarity is insane in this view! 🌙


