Abundant Thought - The Great Way

Lesson 6

Hurry, Habit, and Sustained Thought

Greatness requires calm power and the habit of thinking about great truths until they become central.

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Begin with the Text

Assigned reading

Chapters:
12 - Hurry and Habit
13 - Thought

Study these chapters as a discipline of attention: fear hurries, habit forms destiny, and thought develops personality.

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Chapter 12 - Hurry and Habit
Chapter 13 - Thought
Review

What thought has become habitual?

  • Name one situation where hurry reveals fear.
  • Identify one old self-definition that has become habitual.
  • Choose one great truth to think about repeatedly this week.
  • Notice where reading has replaced real thinking.
Practice

One great action

When hurry rises today, stop for one full breath. Act from poise instead of pressure.

Reflect

Journal prompt

Where do I confuse urgency with power?