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Brandon Sanderson • The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn
Welcome consequences as a teacher. Learning about sowing and reaping is valuable. It teaches us that we suffer losses when we aren’t responsible. The impulsive overeater has medical and social difficulties. The overspender faces bankruptcy court. The chronically late person misses plane flights and important meetings, and loses friendships. The
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consequences.23 Instead,
Beau Underwood • Baptizing America
The consequence is the outcome, good or bad, of the behavior.
Nick Trenton • Stop Overthinking: 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present (The Path to Calm Book 1)
Last is the consequence of the behavior. This outcome is important because it is often one that reinforces the behavior. If the consequence is one that is genuinely undesirable, most unwanted behaviors will not be repeated, but if there is some sort of reward that is incidentally received, then the behavior will continue.
Nick Trenton • Calm Your Thoughts: Stop Overthinking, Battle Stress, Stop Spiraling, and Start Living (The Path to Calm Book 2)
a consequence is an effect, and therefore inevitable. Consequences unfold in direct response to the causal impact of The Presence Process. Indeed, everything about this process is causal. The Presence Process therefore invites us to trade in our result-oriented mentality for a consequence-oriented mentality.
Michael Brown • The Presence Process - A Journey Into Present Moment Awareness
“con-sequence” translates to “with sequence.” We see this word negatively (“there will be consequences”), but the word is about causality.