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the art of losing the game before anyone tells you it started.

means Easily frightened, lacking courage or confidence, and inclined to shrink from anything bold.

from From Latin timidus, 'fearful,' built on the verb timere, 'to fear' — the same root that gives us 'timorous' and 'intimidate.' It walked into English in the 16th century, trembling slightly, and never quite worked up the nerve to leave.

latin rootFrom timere, to fear, same root as timid's cousin terror
survival edgeShy creatures often outlive bold ones in the wild
not weaknessQuietest negotiators frequently extract the best deals
physiologyRoughly 20 percent of people are born high-reactive
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