Take it on Tuesday: Choose common Sense over nonsense

Take it on Tuesday!

Let us choose common sense over nonsense- Oprah Winfrey.

I love reading neuroscience books. My desire to understand how the brain works and the lessons learned during coaching school have made me a better person. I admire all practitioners of the mind and have learned a great deal by reading their work and listening to them. What I have learned is that for most of us, the mind is capable of making you believe anything if you allow it. Without being an expert, there are many reasons why one is susceptible, but in the end, we get to choose the facts.

Unfortunately, repeated thoughts we tell ourselves or others tell us are sometimes adopted even if they make no sense. We want to believe or seek a reason for questions that seemingly have no answers, even if honesty and self-reflection reveal there is, in fact, an answer. It may be past decisions, limited thinking or the need to have an advantage over another.

When I was a young prosecutor, a necessary skill you must learn quickly is discerning what makes sense and what is nonsense. If you don't, the consequences can be quite severe. So, don't fall victim to untruths, limited mindsets, and a blame mentality. Courageously challenge yourself and others and choose common sense over nonsense.