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The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
 

 

Monday, October 5, 2026

Your preferences

There are times when what you’d prefer not to do, is precisely what is called for. It’s great being able to live and act within your preferences, yet that’s not always the best choice.

An awkward, inconvenient or tedious course of action could be what offers the most value. Even if it’s not what you’d prefer, it’s well worth considering.

Your preferences are just that, preferences. They do not impose hard and fast limitations on you.

You absolutely can survive stepping outside those preferences now and then. What you accomplish by doing so might even cause you to rethink what you prefer.

Certainly there are good reasons behind your preferences. Yet there could also be a significant amount of stubborn habit.

Respect and follow your own preferences. But don’t let them prevent you from doing what’s best.

— Ralph Marston

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