In the last few years of my grandfather’s life, my dad spoke with him over the phone every day. My grandfather lived overseas in Hungary, and this was the main way that they stayed in touch.

What if I told you that there are things living in your mind that are sapping your focus and sucking away your energy? What are they?

When you feel overwhelmed, you may think that you have a time-management problem; but what if it were something entirely different?

What if your busyness were a distraction from what really matters?  Just as overthinking can be a way to anesthetize ourselves, so too over-acting or being busy can be an anesthetic.

Are you feeling scattered? Is your attention spread thin? Perhaps it’s because your mental band-width is occupied by the many things you are interested in instead of the few things you are actually committed to.

What foundational component of success is invisible to most? People tend to focus on where they are going or their goal, but according to Djusan Djukich, “where you come from” or your “inner stance” is even more important.

People don’t ask for help because they don’t want to inconvenience others. What if the opposite were true? What if the opportunity to help you were a gift?

Drops of water falling on a boulder don’t appear to be digging, but as the Latin proverb aquae guttae saxa excavant teaches, they in fact are “hollowing out stones.”

You are not a problem to be solved. You are a mystery. In a culture of continuous self-improvement and optimization, it is easy to fall into the trap of forever waiting for life to arrive.

Your vision for your future should make you panic, at least a little. If you already know how to get there, you might not be dreaming big enough.

If you were to die right now, what would you regret? What would be unfinished? This “Death Test” is a powerful way to discover what really matters.

So how well has it been going, going it alone? Where have you been trying to change, hidden and in isolation?

You exist because God loves you. He is not a supreme being among many, but underneath all—the very source of existence itself. And things continue to exist because He loves them.

Have you ever come up with really good reasons to avoid doing what you know you should? Or have you ever wanted something to be true, so much so that you noticed things that confirmed your belief while ignoring things that contradicted it?

We have massive inertia toward comfort and security. Following this tendency leads to a life that is predictable and low-risk. We stop asking new questions and we do the things we are already good at.

What if worrying is what you need to push you into action? In this insightful article about overthinking, Taylor John Simmonds suggests just that.

What if I told you that there is a single question that’s running your life? When the answer to it is “yes,” you feel good about life. When you think the answer is “no,” you feel miserable. 

How well do you perform on your worst day? Probably not very well. If that’s the case, then why are you designing systems that work only on your best days?

Some questions you answer, others you answer to. “How do you apply for a mortgage?” or “How do you make home-made yogurt?” or “What’s the capital of Hungary?” are questions you answer. Questions you “answer to” are deeper and more formative.

One tablespoon of olive oil, three times a day. First thing in the morning, last thing before going to bed, and one between lunch and dinner. This has been my routine for the last week and the results have been remarkable.