The Best Minute: Hate covering pain, when good choices pay off, and good habits
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I. James Baldwin on hate as a defense mechanism:
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
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II. James Clear on when good choices pay off:
“A good choice may go unrewarded for a long time.
The best choices tend to provide exponential returns and a hallmark of any compounding process is that the greatest rewards are delayed. Things don't really take off until years later.
Keep working. Be patient.”
2 IDEAS FROM ME
I. Here are some habits that have a high return rate:
Leaving your phone in another room while you work
Checking your email only a set number of times a day
Exercising 2-3 times a week
Reading (at least) 10 pages a day
Schedule/plan your workday the day before
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II. You were right, I was wrong.
This is one of the most powerful and restorative things you can say when something you said or did negatively impacted someone else who really was in the right.
1 INTERESTING FACT
Bottled water has an expiration date.
To be more precise, the expiration date is for the bottle itself, and not the water. This is because, over time, the plastic will start leaking into the water.
Source: Facts
1 QUESTION TO LEAVE YOU WITH
What is one consistent task I have that routinely takes me longer than it should? What is one small tweak I could make to speed it up?
