How to waste time:
- focusing on “what” instead of “why”
- reading but not applying
- not carrying your cross
- not searching for the truth
- being bored
- not being grateful
- doing stupid stuff
- planning too much, not doing
- not being disciplined
- getting sucked into things that you have no control over
How to waste energy:
- being addicted
- worrying about things you cannot control -> pray instead
- emotional connection to people who do not care
- not being at peace
- doing stupid, purposeless stuff
- planning too much, not doing
- doing, but not planning and considering purpose
- planning for something that may not happen
- theory without application, application without theory
- spending energy on things you have little control over
How to get and spend energy:
- focus on “why”, the purpose
- be creative
- sleep well, play well
- love, give
- being healed, grace from God -> prayer, being connected to God, beauty
- being grateful
- learning, trying new things, forgiveness, mercy
- focusing on things that you can control, yet letting go to trust and have fun
- focus on things that will happen, e.g. planning a good death for a good life
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