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How to Make Unfixated Choices
In life, there are those who react and there are those who respond. A reaction is an unskilled expression, which happens when we are unaware of our state and our primal brain, or when our ego operates the machinery. A response is a skilled expression, in which our higher self is present and at the helm and we are making a natural and masterful choi
... See moreShannon Lee • Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
This, then, is the final rule for building optionality: you have to ignore what everyone else is doing, and think carefully about what is worth competing for.
Richard Meadows • Optionality: How to Survive and Thrive in a Volatile World
Breathe. Slow. Observe. Break the link between sensation and reaction. Breathe into the gap between them. Blind reaction is attachment. Blind reaction is slavery. Freedom exists in the gap. Choice exists in the gap. I exist in the gap. Let go of attachment to my fear, he told himself. Let go of attachment to myself.
Ramez Naam • Apex: Nexus Trilogy Book 3 (Nexus Arc)
"Whatever the needs of the moment, I had a choice: I could do what was required calmly, patiently, and attentively, or do it in a state of panic. Every moment of the day— indeed, every moment throughout one’s life— offers an opportunity to be relaxed and responsive or to suffer unnecessarily."