"Who are these voices accountable to? You! They’re accountable to you. What are they saying right now? Are they excited about this line of questioning, or are they telling you it’s stupid? Either way, listen to whatever voice is in your head for a moment and try to determine if this is a voice of power, reason, avoidance, or possibility. **Then ask it some questions: What’s urgent right now? What’s threatening right now? What could I be doing right now instead of this? How can I know if these answers are really serving my best interests? What would happen if I did nothing?"** (~[Location 980](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B081J97HLQ&location=980)~) — [[202308181107 — AtN — Staying calm within disagreements can be a superpower]] and [[202308170954 — AtN — Productive disagreement can be a superpower]] *** **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[voice-of-power]], [[voice-of-reason]], [[voice-of-possibility]], [[voice-of-avoidance]], [[asking-questions]], [[leadership]], [[collaboration]], [[self-reflection]], [[mindfulness]] **Source** — [[202308170952 — B — Why Are We Yelling]]