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Is it prudent to heed all this talk of coming calamity? Is it a mistake to read material speculating on its likelihood or imagining its horrors? Each person must answer such a question for himself, but the philosophic person approaches it in a different manner. On general principles he dislikes negative thoughts and repels them. He seeks a clear recognition of what is happening in the world around him, but he trains himself--disciplines his mind and detaches his emotions--to do so without picking up the accompaniments of panic or depression. He practises living with complete calm in the face of provocations and irritations, keeping his head, when others all around are losing theirs.

-- Notebooks Category 11: The Negatives > Chapter 5 : Their Visible and Invisible Harm > # 95