I heard this one, paraphrased, a while back (probably around 2002 I guess). I apply it to others as well by actually spinning a penny when someone can't decide, then watch their reaction. It's shocking how fast people make up their mind when they feel like the decision making power is taken away from them.

Scene from Board Walk Empire Season 2 that uses the coin flip trick.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6WYsM1nIbKs&t=55s&pp=2AE3kAIB

Wow, been doing this for twenty years—didn't know it was "a thing"!

"It's not the destination of going headfirst into a desert mesa, but the journey along the repainted yellow lines to it." -W. Ethelbert Coyote

As you set out for Ithaka / hope your road is a long one -- Ithaka, C.P. Cavafy

“Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.”

Mahatma Gandhi

Where did you read that?

any brain waves are thoughts

That tracks. I’m surprised even 20% of people have an inner monologue. I assumed most people have the agency of a microbe and only respond to physical stimuli. The only “thoughts” that flash through their minds are visuals of cheeseburgers and tits.