The Best Minute: Patience, attention spans, and working late

1 IDEA FROM ME

Patience is most effective while doing.

It might not yet be time to start the company, but you could start getting feedback on a prototype.
It might not yet be time to plant a church, but you could connect to a church that will train you
It might not yet be time to make that move, but you could talk to people who have done it before about how they would approach it knowing what they know now

If patience involves only planning for the future with no action at all being taken, you’re just waiting. Doing the work while patiently waiting for the outcome you desire will lead to results.

2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS

I. Josh Rangel on the truth about attention spans:

“‘Attention spans are short.’ This is technically true. but, IMHO, it's not a blanket statement. People spend hours watching TikToks. People binge a Netflix series in one sitting. Fans would watch a 7-hour Star Wars movie.

Attention spans aren't short. They're selective.”

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II. An uncited quote I read this week online about parenting:

“PSA: 20 years from now, the only people who will remember that you worked late are your kids.”

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1 INTERESTING FACT

Have you heard that your fingernails will continue to grow after you die? They don’t. Nothing grows after you’re dead. This myth comes from the fact that dead bodies shrink, and the skin pulls back, giving the appearance of fingernails continuing to grow.

Source: Arora

1 QUESTION TO LEAVE YOU WITH

Am I being patient or lazy?

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