Be still, delay your reaction
Page 104. Be still, delay your reaction. Be skeptical and consider alternative possibilities. Hold multiple potential scenarios in your head at the same time.
— from Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences) · Fortitude American Resilience in the Era of Outrage written by Dan Crenshaw
In the book
A simple sequence helps: before any major choice, think — take time to reflect, ask (find out everything you need to know), decide (commit), and then act. Before you even get there, learn to be still: delay your reaction, stay skeptical, and hold several possible explanations in your mind at the same time rather than grabbing the first. When you weigh it, run the plain questions: What are the costs and the benefits? — Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences)