The Best Minute: Hearing what we need to, doing the right things, and financial investment
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I. Dick Cavett on hearing what we need to hear:
“It’s rare a person who wants to hear what he doesn’t want to hear.”
———————————
II. Lin Yutang on doing the right things:
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”
2 IDEAS FROM ME
I. When I first got into woodworking I spent about $1,000 upfront for all the necessary tools and equipment. When I decided to really get into grilling/cooking, I spent about $700 on a new flat-top griddle and the necessary equipment. Because of the upfront financial cost when beginning these things, I was determined to not let my money go to waste.
Here is what I learned: sometimes a financial investment is needed to get you to commit to learning a new skill or pushing yourself to achieve a new goal.
———————————
II. The secret to getting big projects done is not to focus on the end result but to plan to work on them in small and consistent increments. For example:
For example, if you want to clean out your garage, plan to spend 30 minutes on it a day, twice a week, until it is cleaned out. Then, do whatever you can do within those 30 minutes, and pick up where you left off next time.
If you want to do anything that will take more than one sitting to accomplish, simply plan to work on it for an allotted amount of time a few times a week. You’ll be surprised what you can get done when you focus on doing what you can do in small periods of time, consistently.
1 INTERESTING FACT
Sunlight is actually white.
If you’ve ever seen pictures taken by the astronauts on the International Space Station, you’ll notice that the sun is always white in those photos. So then why does the sun appear yellow when we look at it from Earth? As sunlight reaches the Earth’s atmosphere, it mixes with other gas molecules and travels through water droplets, resulting in a change in color.
The sunlight scatters and breaks down into a wide range of colors like orange, red, and yellow. In this way, sunrises that start off as whites and blues turn into stunning shades of gold.
Source: My Start
1 QUESTION TO LEAVE YOU WITH
What is a personal or professional project I have been putting off because of its size? Could I plan to work on it in small intervals starting this week?
P.S. Fluffy with razor blades.
