Do not have a mind that selects or rejects To be without deliberate mind is to hang no thoughts

“Do not have a mind that selects or rejects. To be without deliberate mind is to hang no thoughts.”

Lee, Bruce. Tao of Jeet Kune Do. Black Belt Communications, 2011, loc. 23.

This is true only because it is a moment of hesitation within the OODA loop. It could be the difference between seizing the initiative in the action/reaction cycle, or constantly being forced into a defensive posture until you lose. In a life or death situation, the only choice is between action or inaction. Survival favors action.