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“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
WILLIAM JAMES
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Useful Thoughts:
- Thinking about how you can solve problems. A problem is just an unanswered question. Put your brain to use and think about how you can solve problems.
- Understanding knowledge. Try to internalize knowledge and think about how you can use that knowledge to i...
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Choosing your thoughts
Pragmatism believes that the mind is a tool. You have the ability to decide what you think. Or, you can choose NOT to think. And that is one of the most important and most practical things you can learn in life.
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