Instinct is overrated. Going with gut is the lazy man’s way. It’s an excuse to not think or consider or do the heavy lifting needed in good decision-making.

We pay lip service to a vague greater good, but only when it serves our interest. We don’t really care about others, except when convenient. Don’t believe it? Ask yourself this: How many lives would you trade to save your child or grandchild from being killed?

As she aged, she realized that the news became more about entertainment - stressful entertainment at that - than enlightenment.