What I find the most important part of this article is not ‘how can we use our thoughts to create habits,’ but instead ‘be more aware of the thoughts you have—are they the thoughts you want to become word and act?’
I think that’s one of the most powerful messages of the quote. A thought doesn’t have to become word or action, but an unquestioned thought, a thought that is allowed to determine what kind of person we think we are, is much likelier to become word, action, habit, character...etc. Whereas if a thought that is stopped in its tracks and corrected, then it will stop there. And yes, that has a lot to do with asking ‘why’.
I think that’s one of the most powerful messages of the quote. A thought doesn’t have to become word or action, but an unquestioned thought, a thought that is allowed to determine what kind of person we think we are, is much likelier to become word, action, habit, character...etc. Whereas if a thought that is stopped in its tracks and corrected, then it will stop there. And yes, that has a lot to do with asking ‘why’.