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Anger is the enemy of reason; where it enters, judgment leaves.
Seneca · On Anger · paraphrase
What it means today

Anger and clear judgment cannot occupy the same mind. When anger enters, reason slips out the other door. The decision made in anger is usually the one reason would have stopped.

Try this todayWhen anger rises today, note that your judgment has left, and refuse to decide until it returns.
Today’s questionAm I deciding with reason, or with anger?
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