The Best Minute: On unity, critics, and why passion is overrated

2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS

I. Josh Howerton on clarity and unity:

Clarity produces unity. Teams move at the speed of unity.

If you want speed, don’t aim for speed. Aim for clarity and you get speed thrown in.

II. Theodore Roosevelt on critics:

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

2 IDEAS FROM ME

I. Getting to inbox zero is not as hard as most people think. Many people have an arbitrary number they have set that they like to keep their inbox around (be it 20, 40, even 100, etc.). If you already have an inbox max, why not make that max be zero? You’ll be more productive and efficient because of it.

Interested in inbox zero? Click here to read my practical steps on how to get there.

II. Passion is highly overrated. Most people enjoy doing things they are good at. The trick is to persevere long enough to get good at something, and the enjoyment will almost always follow. Passion certainly has a place, but proficiency often leads to passion, not the other way around.

1 RANDOM FACT

The fuller the fridge, the more energy-efficient it is.

It works like this: the more empty space in the fridge, the more cold air is displaced by warm when you open the door, requiring the appliance to generate cool air to replace it. If the fridge is packed, less cool air escapes and less energy is required to replenish it. You can even fill the empty space in your fridge with water bottles to take up space and help keep things cool so your fridge doesn’t have to work as hard.

Source: Best Life