Aug 25, 2015
Whenever I am tempted to react viscerally to a person or a situation, I write my response- holding nothing back- and file it in the Wait Box. There my emotional response sits for twenty-four hours and marinates. Of course, rarely does the response I initially write ever see the light of day. Usually it gets dumped in the trash and later replaced with something much more thoughtful, logical, and productive.
Sherre Hirsch, Thresholds: How to Thrive Through Life's Transitions to Live Fearlessly and Regret-free
