The Best Minute: On Persistence, Bible reading, and healthy eating

Dec 15

2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS

I. Daniel Pink on finding the right flow at work:

“One source of frustration in the workplace is the frequent mismatch between what people must do and what people can do. When what they must do exceeds their capabilities, the result is anxiety. When what they must do falls short of their capabilities, the result is boredom. But when the match is just right, the results can be glorious. This is the essence of flow.”

II. Sam Altman on persistence and luck:

“A big secret is that you can bend the world to your will a surprising percentage of the time—most people don’t even try, and just accept that things are the way that they are. People have an enormous capacity to make things happen. A combination of self-doubt, giving up too early, and not pushing hard enough prevents most people from ever reaching anywhere near their potential.

Ask for what you want. You usually won’t get it, and often the rejection will be painful. But when this works, it works surprisingly well. Almost always, the people who say ‘I am going to keep going until this works, and no matter what the challenges are I’m going to figure them out,’ and mean it, go on to succeed. They are persistent long enough to give themselves a chance for luck to go their way.”

2 IDEAS FROM ME

I. Don’t attempt to read the Bible through in a year if you don’t already have a habit of consistent Bible reading. To read the Bible in a year requires 10-20 minutes of Bible reading every day.

Instead, plan for something like reading 1 chapter 4-5 days per week. Once Bible reading becomes a habit, then you can read the Bible in a year.

II. A wrong decision is not always a sinful decision. There are many times when we have to make decisions without having all of the information or knowing exactly what to do. We can make wrong decisions with the right intent. God knows our hearts and why we do what we do is often more important than what we actually do.

Don’t be afraid of making a wrong decision.

1 INTERESTING FACT

The healthiness of the food we eat decreases by 1.7% for every hour that passes in the day, meaning that people generally eat healthiest at breakfast and will most likely eat unhealthier food later in the day.

Source: Men’s Journal