Wisdom In All Things

So Many Things, So Little Memory: Remember More, Faster

So, it looks like I have two options: stop reading, or, find a way to improve my working memory.  If you opt for the former, well, I guess you can go do something else.  But, if you’re facing facts, then we’ll move on to what we can do about remembering more, more quickly.

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Slowing Down - The Hurried Life is No Way to Live

Life has become a flywheel.  In all our efforts to be efficient and to do more, we’ve got that sucker spinning pretty good.  As Powell states above, busyness flows from our hearts.  So, we need to ask, Who or what would lead us to such hurriedness?

There are those things that we have been called to do–and everything else.  The “everything else” is optional.  That allows us to thrive as we slow down.

We are simply too hurried.  Jesus wasn’t.  We don’t have to be.

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True Grit - Wisdom is Tough Business - Part 1

Angela Lee Duckworth discovered that the majority of successful people all shared one critical characteristic: grit.

“Grit is… the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.” – Travis Bradberry

I think it fair to consider using a ‘grit meter’ to help us look inward and appropriately evaluate neglected or underdeveloped areas or characteristics in our lives.

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Why You Should Read the Entire Bible Once a Year

I will admit, things move a little slow in Deuteronomy and Leviticus.  But hey, those were slower times.  The thing is, God doesn’t do ‘unnecessary.’  Those books, along with the others, are meant as a whole, for our understanding of what He has chosen to reveal about Himself specifically.  And if we’re to handle life properly, we’ll need to understand what God says about how we should go about doing that.

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You Need to Become a Morning Person

Though I love being a morning person, there was a time when I didn’t have any choice. Working the morning show in radio requires, well, that you’re there in the morning–early in the morning.  Every. Single. Day.

But now that I have the choice, it has become the best time of my day.  You might be saying, “Scott, it’ll never happen… Even if I wanted to.  Then I would ask that you do two things: give some thought to this post, but at least consider getting up just a little earlier to “taste and see” the benefit it can be.

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Creativity: One of Wisdom’s Most Compelling Acts

There is something inherently powerful about taking what you know and your unique experience, and doing some amazing things with it.  

However, it is not for the effect of being amazing, but the need for the right action to be taken in even the most desperate situations.  It is a purposeful, beneficial response in the moment where we apply our knowledge precisely when needed–many times requiring a creative solution.

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Why Does Church Feel Like God is Wasting My Time?

Do you feel like church is letting you down?  Or, could it be argued that you are letting down the church?  You see, just as we have expectations of church, the church, and biblically so, has its expectations of us as well.  When you get both sides of the story, who is failing who? 

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The Value of Being Cheaply Entertained

Being a single-income family living in a very expensive city, we have come to depend on–and enjoy–our ability to be cheaply entertained.  Which, has not only saved us money but has provided many necessary benefits.  It makes the times we do spend a little money so much more enjoyable, because it’s special, and has also helped us realize that we don’t need to really spend any money to have valuable, meaningful time together.  

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Find the Work You Love or Love the Work You Find

It seems reasonable that we should intend to work toward something.  But I find it difficult to strike a balance between being patient and being in pursuit.  To prevent myself from heading off into something I might later regret, I tend to error on the side of patience; that God would eventually lead me to what it is I should be doing.

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Humility Can Lead to the Greatest Things

One only need to consider the leadership in the founding of our country to have a sufficient example of this.

It may not initially look great.  And in most cases, it won’t feel great.  But you can not miss the greatness of the outcome.

What do you think of the idea that it is possible to be greater still by being humble?

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