Certainly agree on the "think more, talk less" front. I think we often forget or don't realize quite how central talking, and thinking about talking is thinkin

Certainly agree on the "think more, talk less" front. I think we often forget or don't realize quite how central talking, and thinking about talking is thinking, is our thought process... or a substantial part of our thought process. How we figure out our values test them and learn to apply them. We get extremely attached to the stuff that flies out of our mouth, consider it "me." "You’ll seek only true friends who align with your values, and experiences that bring you purpose and fulfillment and you’ll find a calm quiet center within :)" Here is where I diverge. I think better conversational habits kind of lead to the opposite. True friends with very different values. A better, calmer separation of self from others, and hence a better ability to appreciate and love those that aren't like us, don't align with our values.