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June 13, 2026
Restraint: Choosing Usefulness Over the Spotlight
Dan examines restraint as the discipline that separates iconic leaders from merely ambitious ones — the willingness to be useful rather than recognized, the way George Marshall and Tim Cook were. He asks where you might still be holding onto authority because it once needed you, and argues that the quietest, least visible contribution is often the one that builds lasting momentum.