The Best Minute: On mistakes, prayer, and feelings
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I. Gretchen Rubin on not letting a mistake ruin your day:
“Instead of feeling that you’ve blown the day and thinking, “I'll get back on track tomorrow,” try thinking of each day as a set of four quarters: morning, midday, afternoon, evening. If you blow one quarter, you get back on track for the next quarter.
Fail small, not big.”
II. Sam Storms on prayer:
“Never be deceived into thinking that God will give you apart from prayer what He has promised to give you only through prayer.”
2 IDEAS FROM ME
I. 3 tips for giving better presentations
Go over your talk out loud at least two times beforehand
Explain why what you are saying matters before you say what people need to do about it
People are moved by stories, not statistics.
II. Your feelings are valid, but not authoritative.
If you feel tired, it doesn’t mean you have to stop what you are doing (though it could mean that). If you feel angry, it doesn’t mean you have to say something (though it could mean that). If you feel taken advantage of, it doesn’t mean you have to end a relationship (though it could mean that).
Listen to your feelings, but consider whether or not they are the primary decision-maker in all of your decisions.
1 RANDOM FACT
You typically only breathe out of one nostril at a time.
You might think that your nostrils share the workload when it comes to taking in oxygen. And while they do, it's not quite in the way that you might expect. Instead of both taking in the same amount of air when you breathe, you actually inhale most of your oxygen through one nostril at a time. Every few hours, the active nostril will take a break and the other one will take over until they ultimately switch back again. See for yourself by putting a finger below each nostril as you breathe.
1 QUESTION TO LEAVE YOU WITH
What are the long-term consequences of continuing to put it off?
P.S. What do you call it when a snowman throws a tantrum?
A meltdown.
