one way you might play against yourself could be to work on improving your capacity to catch your brain in action. You could practice getting faster at things such as labeling and reappraising, reading other people’s states, or developing a quiet mind when needed. As you improve your skills in this area you raise your status, without risking other people’s status. You increase relatedness if you share what you notice; you even build your director. And of course you make better decisions, deal better under pressure, and collaborate better with others.
