Have no excuses - LessWrong
> Except in a very few [tennis] matches, usually with world-class performers, there is a point in every match (and in some cases it's right at the beginning) when the loser decides he's going to lose…
x Have no excuses — LessWrong Replacing Guilt Practical Frontpage 17 Have no excuses by So8res 19th Oct 2015 Linkpost for mindingourway.com 9 min read 0 17 Except in a very few [tennis] matches, usually with world-class performers, there is a point in every match (and in some cases it's right at the beginning) when the loser decides he's going to lose. And after that, everything he does will be aimed at providing an explanation of why he will have lost. He may throw himself at the ball (so he will be able to say he's done his best against a superior opponent). He may dispute calls (so he will
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