Clarity of Thought has direct correlation with Success

Invest Time on Thinking to be Successful

We are born with one certainty: we are all mortal. Between birth and death, we are all gifted with the same amount of opportunity and resources concerning time available every day which is 24 hours. Despite this constant in our lives, why only a few percentages of people become very successful in their lives, they become the richest amongst their generation, they become the leaders, they become the Gurus, or they become something which others only dream of but can not achieve the same level of success?

This question hunts almost everyone at some point time in life or more often. Especially, when there is appraisal, results, or any form of comparison concerning others. Of course, the more successful people have a lot of good qualities in common, but the most important quality the leaders have more than the others is the Clarity of thought. 

When we have a very clear thought process about anything in life, we are not driven by others, however, we drive our agenda. Driving one's agenda can be sometimes very risky because there is a possibility of failure if all the facts have not been considered very well. However, if one is will take responsibility for his/her actions which are evolving or getting driven from one's Clarity of thought, the short term failures are OK to take along the stride. Very often, when one has invested a good amount of time in any activity preparation or project preparation, there is less chance of going wrong.  However, one needs to also understand that there could someone (colleague, friend, family members, etc.) who might have a good idea about the activity or project. So, we should not become arrogant to brush aside any fresh idea, which may be also very compelling to examine before accepting or rejecting it. So along with investing a lot of time in thinking and refining an idea, one must also have the humility to accept another's idea if that makes better sense on the face of it.

However, not having any firm belief or clarity about anything in life can be very damaging. You will be constantly getting driven by others with little better clarity. People with no Clarity of thought can be easily manipulated into anything which the leader or manipulator wants to get done by his unthinking followers.

Unfortunately, in our childhood/School, we have given very little training "Thinking". Whatever, thinking skills we learn are from seeing our parents, siblings, friends, teachers, and others behave in a certain manner in a particular situation. There are several books written by Edward DE Bono, the authority on the subject. It is highly recommended for every age group to read some or all of his books. Alternatively, make Book reading a habit daily, preferably by the physical book. Digital books, audiobooks, podcasts can be alternative options but can not replace the immersive experience of reading a book. As the saying goes, Readers become Leaders, because while reading books of various types, not only one learns something new about the world but also in the process the "Thinking" kick in without even we realize it.

Daily Journaling, can be a very good tool to help you kick in the habit of working on your thinking and hence bring more Clarity of thought. 

Or any other method which helps you to make time for yourself daily and invest in Thinking. The faster you start, the better. Else someone else already thing about how to use your time.

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