The Best Minute: On disagreement, growth, and failure

2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS

I. Craig Groeschel on growth:

“Growth and comfort never coexist.”

II. Haruki Murakami on being kind in disagreement:

“Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.”

2 IDEAS FROM ME

I. One of the best things you can do to resist a “busy” life is to tell people are not busy.

For example, if someone asks to meet and prefaces it with “I know you are busy” correct them on the spot and tell them you are not busy. Verbalizing we are not busy will help us avoid using “busyness” as an excuse for how we handle (or don’t handle) our time.

II. Trying and not succeeding is called learning. Failure is trying and not succeeding and never trying again.

1 INTERESTING FACT

The first iPhone wasn't made by Apple.

The first mobile device to be called an "iPhone" was made by Cisco, not Apple. It allowed the user to use the voice functions of Skype without a computer. Apple announced its own product just 22 days later, and Cisco sued for trademark infringement. The lawsuit was ultimately settled out of court and both companies were allowed to keep using the name. However, you've probably never heard of the Cisco iPhone.

Source: Best Life

1 QUESTION TO LEAVE YOU WITH

What feels productive to you but actually isn’t?

P.S. If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?

Pilgrims.