I'm always looking towards the future. If I ran for public
office, my motto would be something like: Don't fuck up the
future. To me, this doesn't NECESSARILY mean any particular
save-the-planet mission. Rather, it's things like education.
Clear thinking. [not just "critical thinking" but CLEAR
thinking]. Not emotionless - because that is biologically not
possible for us. Emotions proceed reason within the cognitive
systems. Skepticism requires even being skeptical about
skepticism itself and allowing for one's self to not be
skeptical about some things. It's not even a balancing act per
se, but more like coping skills.