I recently read an article about what the author called “the Law of Least Effort”.
In it, the author described how nature goes about things in the easiest way possible. Plants grow towards the area of least resistance. Wind and water flow through the areas of least resistance.
The author then found three areas for us to apply this concept in our lives:
First, we must accept things as they are. We could spin our wheels all day wishing that circumstances were different, but they aren’t. Instead, we must spend our efforts focused on what we can do with what we are presented with.
Second, we must take responsibility for the way things are. It is actually less effort to accept responsibility than to search for excuses and pass out blame.
Lastly, we must not be defensive. We should not spend our time defending our actions or answering every critic.
This short little least was a great reminder of how much effort we might be expending that isn’t moving us towards our goals.
Make it a great day.
Jake
Link to article:
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