Protect your mind. Protect yourself. Can you even do it? Aren’t you like Superman, with a weakness in the presence of kryptonite? Think not? Okay … try this: spend 5-10 minutes looking at something pink, and then try to pick up something heavy. Then spend 5-10 minutes looking at something blue (a shirt or your computer screen) and try picking it up again. See any difference? Change the order if you like.

The true warrior knows that he or she must be vigilant against the inadvertent programming of his or her mind. What is the overwhelming weakness of human beings? The ability to quickly (even instantly) adopt beliefs—even strong and possibly irrational ones—without any due process, vetting, investigation, or research … often even without our conscious knowledge. Consider the proliferation of religions … or of conspiracy theories. Does everything make sense? Does it have to? No. We are free to believe anything we want to at any time … no matter what the truth might be. Cult status, here we come! Movements swell and gain traction just because they sound good … or seem to make some sense when thought about quickly with our lazy minds—even if the movement or belief is completely at odds with the science of the day.

Jumping back to the predictors versus the postdictors. Words, colours, visions, experiences, conversations, training, schooling, education, reading, opinions, church, work, school, and play are all places in which we get the opportunity to adopt a new belief. The true warrior pays attention to unwarranted beliefs creeping in. The true warrior checks his or her ego at the door, and looks for evidence to support the beliefs that come his or her way.

You are warriors, and if you have a belief that you are passionate about, which is not actually helpful, you are not powerless. You really do have the ability to discard any belief and adopt a new one. You do not have to have any proof that your new belief is true or right. It is just a belief, and in having the right beliefs—ones that are in harmony with your activities—you will have less stress and anxiety. With less stress and anxiety, you will have greater strength and staying power. These are the qualities that you need to succeed. So it has been written.