I approach mental excellence as a capacity that emerges through integration rather than effort. The human mind holds both structure and possibility. Memory gives continuity to who we are. Imagination opens space for who we can become. When these faculties are not integrated, the mind fragments into overthinking, reactivity, or disconnection. When they are brought into coherence, clarity becomes available. Mental excellence, as I understand it, is not about pushing the mind to perform or optimizing it through constant intervention.