presence of mind

I think you deserve a gold medal if you have the presence of mind to even say, “I would like to be less reactive moving forward.”

"For me, being a snake is not about elaborate schemes and lying or anything unscrupulous. It's just having the presence of mind to account for everything," my mom told me.

“The sergeant had the presence of mind before succumbing to his injuries and going into shock to call for an ambulance for both himself and the suspect,” Casto said.

Luckily, his father MK Siddiqui, 46, had the presence of mind to connect his son's symptoms with something he had read on social media.

"I had enough presence of mind to know something was very wrong, but I couldn't get my arms or legs to move in the way I wanted."