In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

Doing and making call on different parts of a person. A moment that demands action, stepping in, speaking up, taking a risk for someone, is carried mostly by courage and feeling, and cleverness can even get in the way by supplying reasons to hesitate. Long, careful work is different, rewarding clear thinking far more than warmth or boldness.

When you face a decision, ask which kind of situation it is. If it needs nerve, overthinking may be a way of avoiding it. If it needs thought, a surge of feeling may be pushing you to act before you understand the problem.