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Slowing Down Under Pressure: Lessons from Gaming and Powerlifting

From My First Million · May 7, 2026

Health & Fitness
Slowing Down Under Pressure: Lessons from Gaming and Powerlifting

How Replit Agent made $1M on day one (then $250M in a year) · May 7, 2026 Health & Fitness

Amjad describes experiencing genuine perceived time dilation under extreme pressure — a skill he learned from competitive gaming in Jordan and deliberately practices. Shaan connects it to powerlifting: the last rep is where most people rush and break form, and training poise there carries over to life.