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Learn from Morgan Freeman’s gravitas

The gravitas of actor Morgan Freeman is on full display in this 50 minute interview with Charlie Rose.

Here’s my analysis of Freeman:

# Note throughout the interview, Freeman’s comfort in his own skin. His head is still. There is no extraneous movement. He moves and gestures naturally. His cadence is measured and unrushed.

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Medvedev’s self-destructive beliefs

Daniil Medvedev’s press conference after his loss to Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open men’s final gave me pause for reflection.  Medvedev attributed his failure to realise his dreams to the cumulative lack of support from tennis fans in the arena.

The conference brought to mine William Ernest Henley’s poem, Invictus.

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