during times of stress or not being sure, be…
Page 80 keyword emotion during times of stress or not being sure, be still. Stop and observe your surroundings every once in awhile. It's a patrolling tactic. It is a mindset to live by. It is a reminder to literally be still. Don't overreact, don't let your emotions drive your action, and think before you act. In other words stop and count to 10.
— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · Fortitude American Resilience in the Era of Outrage written by Dan Crenshaw
In the book
So the whole art is buying time for the cool system to come back online. My grandmother's version was be still, stop, count to ten before you act; the researchers' version is a man who learned to silently count down from a hundred until he had calmed enough not to detonate. Same wisdom, different century. — The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)