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“What focus means is saying ‘No’ to something that you—with every bone in your body—you think is a phenomenal idea. And you wake up thinking about it. But you say ‘No’ to it, because you’re focusing on something else.”
Quote by: Sir Jony Ive, discussing Steve Jobs .
Jonathan Yagel • 1, #102 - A hard 'No'
When you're dealing with something difficult, try zooming out and imagining it happening to a character in a movie. Instead of being stuck in the pain of the moment, see it as part of a bigger narrative that you're detached from.
Interesting angle on the concept of reframing.
Source: Farnam Street
Clip Taken From Ep. #055
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Yeah, whenever I would hear Christians say, “We need to wait on God,” I went and like checked it out in the Bible.
It’s always helpful.
The only time in the Bible it says to wait on God is when people are... See more
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PASTOR: Alcoholics Anonymous teaches a principle called HALT. It says that you are most vulnerable to poor decisions when you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired. We can confirm these conditions in the Bible:
Esau sold his birthright (Hungry)
Moses struck the rock. (Angry)
David Bathsheba... See more
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Our identity drives our behavior.
Piercing question:
“If someone came as a disciple of your life, and lived the way you live for a week, what would be the fruit of that for them?”
—John Eldredge
Walking the path reveals more of the map
