Information is food for the mind

Information is food for the mind. What you put in today shapes your solutions tomorrow. And just as you are responsible for the food that goes into your mouth, you are responsible for the information that goes into your mind.

— from The Mind in the Cockpit

In the book

A settled, disciplined mind stands quiet guard over a life, and a life run from that quiet center is steadier in every weather than one run from a loud one. And because the mind is fed like a body, what you put into it today literally shapes the solutions available to you tomorrow — so guard the inputs as carefully as you would guard your food. So here is how to fly a brilliant, lying instrument and slowly teach it to tell the truth. […] You cannot return to that — but you can spend a life clearing away the false maps, one at a time, until you are flying by something closer to the truth. Feed your mind well, because what goes in becomes what you have to think with. Reflect, so that your experience becomes wisdom and not just mileage. — The Mind in the Cockpit

Also belongs to

• The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)
• Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)
• Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit)

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