As smart as we think we are, as stunning as our cognitive abilities are, we are easily fooled and tricked by our socialization and keening for acceptance, affiliation, and status.
We think our thoughts are our own, but many have been borrowed, stolen, or planted by someone else.
We think we are our own persons, yet we are influenced with stunning ease. We believe we are rational thinkers, yet we are repeatedly trapped by our mental shortcuts.
Learn to sit on your own shoulder and guard what you’re letting in. Slow your rush to judgment. Counsel your thoughts, but don’t ignore your gut.
Sometimes, slow is fast.