The Best Minute: On difficult people, Twitter follows, and good books
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I. Garrett Kell on loving difficult people:
“Loving difficult people is helped by keeping this truth in mind: You are also a difficult person to love.”
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II. Helen Keller on why doing ordinary things well matters:
“I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty and joy to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. … The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.”
2 IDEAS FROM ME
I. If you're looking to improve your Twitter feed this year, here are some of my favorite follows with an oversimplified reason as to why I enjoy them.
@DavidAFrench (Cultural analysis)
@timkellernyc (Christian thought, cultural analysis, pure wisdom)
@howertonjosh (Ministry advice, encouragement)
@JemarTisby (Systemic injustice)
@esaumccaulley (Christian thought, learned a lot about the Black church)
@BethMooreLPM (love for Jesus, Christian thought)
@ScottGottliebMD (level-headed COVID analysis)
@KSPrior (Good people, good follow)
@NAChristakis (Cultural analysis, thought-provoking tweets)
@drantbradley (Importance of good men, fatherhood)
@JamesBejon (Biblical scholarship)
@dandarling (Wise reflections)
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II. I read 34 books in 2021 (not that the # matters, just for context). Here were my top 5 favorites in no particular order if you’re looking for book recommendations:
A World Without Email by Cal Newport
Frederick Douglass (biography) by David W. Blight
Grit by Angela Duckworth
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
1 INTERESTING FACT
The Secret Service was created in 1865 to combat the counterfeiting of U.S. currency.
It did not formally start protecting presidents until 1901 after president William McKinley was gunned down in Buffalo.
1 QUESTION TO LEAVE YOU WITH
What is a mistake I repeat each year? What can I do to prevent it from happening again?
P.S. Who needs a spoon?
