I read the paragraph over and over again

Page 310. I read the paragraph over and over again. It basically contained the simple idea that there is a gap or space between stimulus and response, and that the key to both our growth and happiness is how we use that space.

— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · 7 habits highly effective families Stephen covey

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That space is the whole game. I once read a single paragraph that changed my life — the idea that between what happens to you and how you respond, there is a gap, and that the key to both your growth and your freedom lives inside that gap. Viktor Frankl, who survived the camps, said it best: between stimulus and response there is a space; in that space is our power to choose our response; and in our response lies our growth and our freedom. — The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)

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