May the Force Be with You

"Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try."

— Yoda, "The Empire Strikes Back"

There’s a lot of sage advice in the Star Wars film saga, but perhaps the best comes from the unforgettable character Yoda. In this short, grammatically awkward burst of wisdom, we get one of the best pieces of advice anyone can ever receive. That is, if you are going to do something, do it. Don’t just "try" to do it. To put it another way, if you are going to do anything in life, do it with 100% of your being. That is the way to "do" and not merely "try." And even though we don’t always have control of the outcome when we "do," when we simply "try" fate has more control of the situation than it otherwise should. So go out there and "do" and do not merely "try."

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