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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.