AS I SWAM AROUND the pool of blood, I said to myself, “There's a lesson here.” It hadn't felt that way when my lecture agents first invited me out for a “talk.” Critiquing my skills as a public performer, they put it bluntly: “We're getting top dollar for you. And we think you can do better.”

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自满陷阱 - [宏观与微观]

当我在血泊中游泳时，我对自己说：“这里有一个教训。” 当我的代言人第一次邀请我出去“谈话”时，我并没有那种感觉。他们批评我作为一名公开表演者的技能，直截了当地说：“我们正在为你获得最高的奖金。我们认为你可以做得更好。”