There’s a concept that your mind is like a garden that needs to be weeded and tended to. It’ll run wild with weeds if you neglect it and feed it negative thoughts. Pay attention to it, weed out the negative, and feed it positive thoughts; that’s what will grow. This idea comes from an old book called As a Man Thinketh.

Lots of things have a tendency to pollute the mind with weeds, leaving little room for productive thoughts. I’ve had it happen a lot where I’ll see or hear about something I have no control over, and it’ll occupy my thoughts for long periods of time.

During those times, I’m far less productive. The times when I’m locked in on what I need to do, keeping positive thoughts, and not allowing negative ones to creep in are always the best days.

Stacking as many of those days as possible is a recipe for a good life.

— Bus