The Inner Citadel



> *"Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts."*
> — Marcus Aurelius, *Meditations* 5.16 (George Long)

## Exercise (20 min)
1. Read your six daily scores. Average them. Write the number.
2. Identify the **one practice** from Days 1–6 that most steadied you. Keep it. Mark it with a star in the tracker.
3. Identify the **one friction** that pulled your scores down most often. Name it. Cut it tomorrow.
4. Write one sentence: *"Next week I will ____."*
5. Set the Morning Shield for tomorrow: write the intention for Day 8 on a sticky note.

## Journal Prompt
What have I learned this week that the man I was seven days ago did not know?