b"Chapter 12 As for the purpose of common sense, it is essentially the thought that keeps you from making mistakes or irrational decisions, an approach to thinking that can open your eyes to the possibility that insisting on being right prevents you from seeing the big picture.Common sense can also help you avoid being bound by rules, theories, ideas, and guidelines that would hinder or stifle the best decision in a particular situation.In other words, just because someone tells you so that an enforcement rule is in place, or just because it's always been done that way, doesn't mean you have to give up the common sense in the face of current needs and new circumstances.2.Howtousecommonsense:startbyexaminingyourownemotions, beliefs,andpracticestomakesuretheydon'toverrideyourcommon sense.Testdifferentscenariosinyourheadtotrytodeterminethe practical consequences of applying the decision or action as you wish.Isitpractical,haveyouconsideredeverything,andwhatifthingsgo wrong? If things go wrong, can you fix them and if you can't, what will be the consequences?If appropriate, if your reality is clouding your judgment too much, reach out and discuss the situation with people you trust, to better understand their views and ideas. This is especially important when you are too close toasituationandanydecisionoractionyoucouldtakeaffectthose around you.Reflexiveintelligenceisbeingabletostepbackandseethebigger picture,sothatyourealisticallyassessthesituationorenvironment directly around you rather than to force you to conform to its relevance or to practice wishful thinking.After an accurate assessment of the situation, an introspective mindset allows you to set realistic goals within the parameters in which you work and take reasonable steps to achieve the goals.Do less, think more. Many of us suffer frommust do obsessively.It just means that we are obsessed, with always doing more instead of thinking.372Germain Decelles"