The Score Takes Care of Itself

Brad Stulberg Talks About Sustainable Excellence, Mastery, and Doing What Truly Matters

A Productive Conversation, 28 January 2026. The book comes up at 14 min 38 sec in.

Mike Vardy expresses his love for 'The Score Takes Care of Itself,' citing Walsh's pursuit of perfection and Joe Montana's comments as a jumping-off point for discussing the nuanced distinction between perfecting—a process orientation—versus an impossible absolute standard of being perfect.

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