“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space lies our freedom to choose our response.”
– Widely attributed to Viktor Frankl, Austrian psychiatrist and holocaust survivor

The Through Line: Our natural wiring prompts us toward a desire for instant (and all-too-often hyper emotional) reaction to breaking news. Yet we are the only species blessed with the ability to pause before responding. Training ourselves to use that space to inform our decision making can help soothe short-term nerves and set the tone for wiser long-term investment decisions.

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