a.k.a. being composed, having cool nerves, imperturbability, playing it cool, rolling with the punches, staying cool, stoic

Complementary virtues¶

• confidence
• poise
• self control
• tranquility

Contrasting vices¶

• befuddlement
• discombobulation
• being discomposed
• being disturbed
• being flustered
• being nonplused
• being unhinged

Virtues possibly in tension¶

TBD

How to acquire or strengthen it¶

• Reddit: What’s it take to be unflappable?

Notes and links¶

TBD

Mentioned elsewhere¶

TBD

Inspirational quotes¶

• “Calmly bear the decrees of God.” ―Thales
• “…as unconcerned for victory as careless of defeat, — not seeking to lengthen our term of service, nor to cut it short by a reprieve, — but earnestly applying ourselves to the campaign before us.” ―Thoreau