Cal Newport makes an interesting case for the usefulness of boredom. Newport suggests the discomfort of boredom is a good and necessary prompt, much the same way hunger is a good and necessary prompt to eat. To what is boredom prompting us? Productive work, he says. Newport frames this observation within the context of social media. He says engaging with social media … [Read more...] about Prompt of Boredom
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Learning from the Ant
"Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise. Without leader, administrator, or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food during harvest." - Proverbs 6:6-8 (CSB) These verses reveal three lessons we can learn from the ant… 1. The ant works hard. Ants are always busy. You see them all over the place, scurrying around in search of … [Read more...] about Learning from the Ant
How Will You Find Time?
I've been thinking a lot about this quote from Seth Godin: "If you don't have time to do it right, how will you find time to do it over?" If you don't have time to eat right, how will you find time to lose 20 pounds?If you don't have time to exercise, how will you find time to recover from a heart attack?If you don't have time to be with your kids, how will you find time … [Read more...] about How Will You Find Time?