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February 14th

THINK BEFORE YOU ACT

“For to be wise is only one thing—to fix our attention on our

intelligence, which guides all things everywhere.”

—HERACLITUS, QUOTED IN DIOGENES LAERTIUS, LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS, 9.1

hy did I do that? you’ve probably asked yourself. We all have. How
could I have been so stupid? What was I thinking?
You weren’t. That’s the problem. Within that head of yours is all the
reason and intelligence you need. It’s making sure that it’s deferred to and
utilized that’s the tough part. It’s making sure that your mind is in charge,
not your emotions, not your immediate physical sensations, not your
surging hormones.
Fix your attention on your intelligence. Let it do its thing.