Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

Cleverness is easier to display and easier to admire, so it gets ranked above the slower quality that actually holds a life together. Being able to analyse a situation is not the same as being able to behave well inside it, and the second requires something that cannot be demonstrated in conversation. Living well is a harder examination than thinking well.

Check where your effort goes. If you spend more time refining your opinions than keeping your promises, the balance is off in a way no amount of reading will fix. Pick one commitment you have let slide and honour it this week.