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Wednesday - The Truly Educated Aren’t Quarrelsome

I’m a bit of an arguer. I try to see things from all perspectives so when a view is brought that I disagree with or isn’t accurate I’ll try to argue it. I’ve learned to not get upset at the other person. It’s simply an idea or a topic. It doesn’t have as much to say about the person. Well maybe that’s not true. To me there’s not always a clear right and wrong and there are nuances to an argument.

I try to take the approach of asking questions because I know that’s the more effective way to better understand and discuss the topic. Often I am talking more than listening and that’s something to work on.

Thursday - The Wise Don’t Have “Problems”

I’m a bit of a rut at the moment. Things in general are frustrating and that’s leading to bad decisions. This in turn just makes matters worse and throws me off my game. I feel like there’s a lot of noise and that I need to cut through. The problem is to cut through it I feel like I’m just adding more noise instead of trying to just listen.

Yesterday - Try The Opposite

To brake a bad habit do the opposite. One of my bad habits is staying up to late. I’ve tried going to bed early on several occasions. I seem to fall back into a rut though. There’s progress it’s just not as simple as doing the other thing because I have a strong emotions and urges to stay up way past where I need to.

Today - Adversity Reveals

I’m revealing a lot of myself lately. Particularly with small little frustrations and annoyances that build up. I get out of my routines and that throws things off a bit for me. Sometimes it’s like digging a hole. Which will take some time for me to dig myself out of.