A leaking bathtub isn’t a problem for a while, until it overflows. Five daily minutes spent acquiring a worthwhile skill or habit doesn’t seem beneficial, until you realize that 5 minutes a day adds up to 30 dedicated hours per year, and the results are life-changing.
Our culture celebrates that captivating moment when you “made it”. Drip-by-drip, incremental change is less glamorous, and rarely highlighted. Yet it’s the cause of every (seemingly) overnight success story.
It’s not in the CEO’s job description to comfort an employee who’s going through a difficult time. It’s not your legal obligation as a citizen to pick up litter, hold the door, lend a friend money, help a pregnant woman load her groceries, give helpful advice, connect people, forgive the person who wronged you, or even be nice.
Human progress however, relies on thoughtful people acting out of kindness, and an intent to improve the well-being of any of our seven billion neighbors…despite the fact that it’s “not their job.”
The R.A.S. is a bundle of nerves in your brain that makes you aware of all the red cars on the road the moment you consider buying one.
Beliefs are lenses through which we view the movie of our lives. Think you’re lucky? You’ll notice the tiny things that go your way. Do you believe you’re intelligent? Watch how efficiently you problem-solve.
Confirmation bias can work in your favor. Monitor your beliefs. And maybe try, if for just a few days, to view the Universe as though it’s conspiring on your behalf, that you are fortunate, and worthy.
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