"**And yet, with practice, we can learn to step back, listen to System 1, and take its messages more as suggestions rather than orders**. If we pay more attention to how we talk to ourselves, we’ll see that the thoughts and feelings that flow naturally from the spark of anxiety are only our internal voices and not the final say on what we absolutely need to think and feel." (~[Location 733](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B081J97HLQ&location=733)~) -- [[202308181107 — AtN — Staying calm within disagreements can be a superpower]] and [[202308170954 — AtN — Productive disagreement can be a superpower]] *** **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[mindfulness]], [[type-one-thinking]], [[self-reflection]], **Source** — [[202308170952 — B — Why Are We Yelling]]