What is really happening? Do we even have the capacity to figure it out? The true warrior knows that our minds are full of beliefs, ideas, opinions and preconceptions, we look at everything through the lens of the stuff that lives in our minds, and it colours our interpretation of what we are seeing, hearing, or feeling. The true warrior makes the effort to keep his or her mind empty and as free of preconceptions as possible … recognizing, of course, that this is an impossible goal.

So what is the lesson? Challenge your own assumptions. Do you pride yourself on figuring things out quickly with limited information? This is the height of hubris. The truth is that you probably do not have it figured out, regardless of how confident you feel about what you know. This is a circumstance in which I commonly find myself. The true warrior likes to take the first assumption or answer, set it aside, and see if there is another possibility available. Having discovered another possibility, they set that one aside as well and see what else bubbles up to the surface. Repeat that process until nothing else presents itself, and then look at and evaluate each of those alternatives. If none of them seem true, perhaps more information is required.

The default position of the true warrior is to assume that he or she does not have enough information to formulate an opinion, a response, or plan of action. More information is required.

You are warriors. Dig deep for the true information and develop a real understanding of what is really happening. If you truly know what is happening, you will become an effective decision maker and that is a very profitable thing to be. So it has been written.