Today, remember this:

A surprising amount of what happens inside your mind seems to happen entirely without your permission.

Thoughts appear. Urges arise. Old memories resurface. Songs get stuck in your head.

But perhaps the most important part of the process of living your life isn't what pops up, what gets submitted for your consideration. It's what gets published.

A short reflection on habits, agency, pink elephants, and why having a thought isn't the same thing as acting on it.