The Best Minute: Genius, greatness, and doing the important things
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I. Andy Benoit on how geniuses work:
“Most geniuses—especially those who lead others—prosper not by deconstructing intricate complexities but by exploiting unrecognized simplicities.”
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II. William Frederick Halsey Jr. on how to be great:
“There are no great people in this world, only great challenges that ordinary people rise to meet.”
2 IDEAS FROM ME
I. Here are three simple tips to make your email inbox more manageable:
Unsubscribe from all promotional emails the first time you receive them
Don’t use your inbox as a task manager. If you can’t respond to an email the first time you read it, archive it and make a note wherever you manage your tasks with what you need to do and when you need to respond by.
Limit the number of times per day you check your email. Remember: email is invited interruption.
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II. What are the infrequent yet important things in your life that you often skip due to a perceived lack of time? It could be date nights with your spouse, one on one time with your kids, time for prayer and reflection, off-site strategic planning, etc.
Make a list and set a reminder for the first of every month to take 5 minutes and proactively plan in your calendar when in the upcoming month you will do those things. Schedule the important things first, and everything else will fit around it.
1 INTERESTING FACT
Most Disney characters wear gloves to keep animation simple
Walt Disney might have been the first to put gloves on his characters, as seen in 1929’s The Opry House, starring Mickey Mouse. In addition to being easier to animate, there’s another reason for the gloves: “We didn’t want him to have mouse hands because he was supposed to be more human,” Disney told his biographer in 1957.
Source: RD
1 QUESTION TO LEAVE YOU WITH
Even though something could be worse, it doesn’t mean it isn’t hard. What hard thing have you experienced that you need to let yourself grieve over?
P.S. How do we know?
