#Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist.

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I found this in my various scrolling fits today, and while it could probably afford to be just a little more nuanced (intersection between these layers does happen, for one) it did illuminate something for me--or at least help me better describe a terrible annoyance: A great many people who harp on the necessity of critical thinking are themselves often not true critical thinkers. They're contrarians using a vocabulary to punch down.

Genuine critical thinking and a mind open to learning requires a modicum of humility, self awareness, and a willingness toward constructive change. You're not going to learn shit if you're hell bent on thinking you're right all the time, all while shaming others' learning process. [Insert a whole assed essay here about the inevitable overlap between the Contrarian and Cult Leader.]

Anyhow, it is 10000% possible to be critical or even corrective without the overblown 'Mean-Girls' style egotism. Cruelty and condescension are generally not signs of intellectual strength, but are more likely symptoms of either insecurity or a toxic agenda. The self-important arrogance of the bottom three tiers and confidence one might acquire through a sincere exercise of the top two are not one and the same. Sadly, one certainly does like to masquerade as the other, and a fairly serious non-zero number of people--even some otherwise highly intelligent ones--tend to fall for it.

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Every single craft has been paying “The Passion Tax” for generations. This term (coined by author and organizational psychologist Adam Grant) — and backed by scientific research — simply states that the more someone is passionate about their work, the more acceptable it is to take advantage of them. In short, loving what we do makes us easy to exploit.

Guest Column: If Writers Lose the Standoff With Studios, It Hurts All Filmmakers

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I recently sat down with organizational psychologist Adam Grant for an episode of his podcast, ReThinking. Even though he was the one interviewing me, he shared some of his own valuable insights from the world of academic research. In our conversation, we discuss the importance of accepting your failures, how falling short of your goals can be a good thing, and whether nice people really finish last.

As an organizational psychologist, Adam Grant believes that great minds don't think alike; they challenge each other to think differently. In ReThinking, he has lively discussions and debates with interesting thinkers to uncover bold insights and share surprising science that can make us all a little bit smarter. If you like this interview, you can find ReThinking with Adam Grant wherever you get your podcasts. 

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Above is a podcast that welcomes psychologist Adam Grant and talks about various aspects of psychology and its influencing factors.

Adam Grant is an author/professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania specializing in organizational psychology.

Adam combines psychological insights with useful tactics to increase productivity on both a private and workplace basis while highlighting the need of cooperation, compassion, and transparency.

Psychology provides methods and techniques for dealing with stress, conquering obstacles, and improving overall well-being. Grant demonstrates how psychological research can be used to improve resilience, treat mental health conditions, and create happier, more rewarding lives.

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#BookReview: "Hidden Potential" offers a refreshing take on personal and professional development, emphasizing learnable skills, sustained motivation, and systemic opportunities.

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Book of the Day - Hidden Potential

Today’s Book of the Day is Hidden Potential, written by Adam Grant in 2023 and published by Viking. Adam Grant is a world-renowned professor, organizational psychologist, and a leading expert on finding motivation and meaning, living more generous and creative lives. Hidden Potential, by Adam Grant I have chosen this book because I appreciated its point of view on motivation and…

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The Psychology Podcast Joins iHeart & Prepares Your Brain For Life

 There are hundreds of psychology podcasts for those who either need mental health assistance, indulge their curiosity about how the mind works, or how to identify and avoid mental traps such as confirmation bias, hindsight bias, availability heuristics, The Dunning-Kruger effect or, the Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy.

The Psychology Podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman has the virtue of the most self-explanatory and facile name for a genre podcast in the industry. The title sells itself. 

Thankfully for listeners, in the last ten years since the podcast began, Kaufman has delivered high-level conversations about multiple facets of psychology. 

After almost a decade, Kaufman has taken the plunge. iHeartPodcasts and Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, have announced that the Psychology Podcast, joined iHeartPodcasts on January 18. New episodes will launch every Thursday, and fans can binge previous seasons and episodes on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.  

iHeart tells us: "With over 30 million listeners since its inception, The Psychology Podcast brings does bring science-backed conversations that can help listeners better manage their lives." Prior guests have included neuroscientists Andrew Huberman, Antonio Damasio, and Lisa Feldman Barrett; Linguist Noam Chomsky, psychologist Angela Duckworth, therapist Esther Perel, Nobel-prize winner Daniel Kahneman, and organizational psychologist Adam Grant. 

The roster of guests may be one of the most salient benefits of the show because it is an impressive list. Kaufman is a solid interviewer and knows how to guide his guests through a cohesive dispensation of the facts and concepts they are trying to communicate.

One of my favorite episodes is a recent one with Dr. Carol Dweck. Author of one of my favorite books, Mindset (The New Psychology Of Success), Dr. Dweck is a leading researcher in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford. Her research examines the role of mindsets in personal achievement and organizational effectiveness. 

Another superb show was one in November 2023 with Angela Duckworth, who is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She has advised the White House, the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. More recently, she founded the Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development in children. She is the author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, another of my favorite books.

Duckworth researches self-control and grit, which is defined as passion and perseverance for long-term goals. Her research has demonstrated that there are factors that can be more predictive of success than IQ. In the episode, they covered some of her findings on grit, including academic and popular misconceptions of this work. They also discussed research on standardized testing and self-control. 

“The Psychology Podcast is on a mission to help people live a more meaningful, self-actualized, and fulfilling life,” said Dr. Kaufman. “Through conversations with some of the world’s top scientists and self-actualizing people from a wide range of fields, the show provides listeners with the scientific tools and knowledge for self-improvement. As the podcast has grown, it has made sense to join forces with the number one podcast publisher—iHeartPodcasts. We are pumped up for this next chapter of the podcast.”

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., is known for his research on intelligence, creativity, and human potential. He is the founder of the Center for Human Potential and the founder of Self-Actualization Coaching. Dr. Kaufman has authored 10 books, including Choose Growth (with Jordyn Feingold).

The psychology podcast is a show worthy of your ear time. It's not Hidden Brain or Speaking of Psychology, but then both those psychology podcasts set a high bar for excellence.

The Psychology Podcast will join the iHeartPodcasts’ existing roster of ear worthy psychology podcasts, such as On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Therapy for Black Girls with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, Pushkin’s The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos, A Slight Change of Planswith Dr. Maya Shankar, and Unbreakable with Jay Glazer.

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How Students Benefit from NSLS Membership

Founded in 2001 by Gary Tuerack to motivate and better prepare students for success upon graduation, the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) has since expanded to all 50 states and has reached more than 1.5 million students. There are more than 800 chapters at post-secondary institutions throughout the United States, each of which provides students with the tools and resources to establish real-world skills and become leaders in their chosen fields.

The NSLS believes in the power of experiential leadership education and offers programs that help members build resiliency, think critically, be empathetic to others, and develop a core purpose. Through its Foundations of Leadership five-step curriculum, students learn valuable problem-solving and communication skills, as well as how to foster personal responsibility and collaborate with others. The NSLS also offers Advanced and Executive Leadership Certification.

The curriculum for Advanced Leadership Certification focuses on the value of effective communication in mutual relationships. Students must complete advanced online leadership modules, attend Speaker Broadcast events, perform community service, and lead a Success Networking Team. As part of the Executive Leadership Certification program, students must apply their leadership knowledge in real-world situations, including through the Better World capstone project, in which they have to leverage their training to improve their community.

Mentorship is among the key benefits for NSLS members. Students can enhance their communication and leadership skills via one-on-one mentorship with professional success coaches and become more comfortable setting and achieving goals while being held accountable by NSLS peers and mentors. They can also learn their own and other leadership styles by completing a communication assessment tool.

NSLS membership also looks good on a resume, helping students stand out from their peers and perhaps gain access to exclusive jobs and internships. Members receive a personalized letter of recommendation that they can forward to admissions offices and prospective employers, and they have access to an online interview series with insight from career experts. They can also expand upon their skills by working in various leadership positions with local, regional, and national NSLS offices.

The NSLS Speaker Broadcasts are among the most valuable resources to members. Every year, several guest speakers, usually leaders in various fields, share personal insight into their leadership efforts in business and society. Students can submit questions in advance. Each interactive session includes trivia and live polls and is recorded so members can watch at a later date. Actor, bodybuilder, and former politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, organizational psychologist Adam Grant, and behavioral scientist Emily Balcetis were featured guests during the 2023-24 school year. Past guests include presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and entertainers and personalities Kevin Hart, Kelly Ripa, Gabrielle Union, and Jamie Foxx.

NSLS members also have access to a variety of scholarships and awards, the largest of which are $7,500. The organization distributes more than $400,000 in scholarships and awards each year for tuition, educational assistance, and community service.

NSLS membership is invitation-only. Prospective undergraduate members must have completed at least 36 credit hours and have a GPA of 3.2, while graduate students have to complete at least 18 credits and have a GPA of at least 3.5. Invitations are mailed early in the fall and winter semesters.

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Why Read The Bible?

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I have been listening to Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things and the author, Adam Grant who is an organizational psychologist. In this book, Adam Grant mentions a paper that was published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics which is the oldest professional journal of economics in the English language and is Edited at Harvard University's Department of Economics. The paper is entitled Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History.

Before we discuss whether or not Weber was wrong it would be good to know a little bit about Weber. Max Weber was a German sociologist, economist, and politician. His book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is considered a founding text in economic sociology and a milestone contribution to sociological thought in general. It is the 8th most cited book in the social sciences published before 1950. (Green, Elliott (12 May 2016). "What are the most-cited publications in the social sciences (according to Google Scholar)?". LSE Impact Blog. London School of Economics.)

In their paper, Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History Sascha O. Becker, and Ludger Woessmann argue that though Max Weber attributed the higher economic prosperity of Protestant regions to a Protestant work ethic they provide an alternative theory: Protestant economies prospered because instruction in reading the Bible generated the human capital crucial to economic prosperity. Becker and Woessmann test the theory using county-level data from late-nineteenth-century Prussia, exploiting the initial concentric dispersion of the Reformation to use distance to Wittenberg as an instrument for Protestantism. They find that Protestantism indeed led to higher economic prosperity, but also to better education. (Sascha O. Becker, Ludger Woessmann, Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 124, Issue 2, May 2009, Pages 531–596, https://doi.org/10.1162/qjec.2009.124.2.531)

I do not want to focus on the argument about Protestantism leading to higher economic prosperity. This issue is very complex and beyond my scope of training, I am not a sociologist, economist, or statistician. I also do not want this to be taken as some sort of prosperity gospel, read the Bible and you will become financially successful. What I take away from this is the emphasis that the Protestant Reformation placed on the study of the Bible. Another book that gave me a lot to think about regarding the impact of the Bible on the world is The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization by Vishal Mangalwadi.

The question worth asking is, should we take time to study the Bible for ourselves?

Do you read the Bible on a regular basis?

I am really curious about what percentage of those who identify as followers of God, at least the God of the Bible, take time to read the Bible every day.

Do we feel the need to actually read the Bible? Isn’t it enough just to have a general idea of the stories? At what point do I know enough and can stop reading?

Why would I keep re-reading a book I already read once? If we are familiar with the main plot points and know how the story ends, is there value in reading it again?

There’s a story in the Bible that gives us important insights into this.

The Road to Emmaus

When I think about the importance of studying the Bible there is one story that stands out in my mind, and it is found in Luke 14:13-35. I go through this story verse by verse on Making The Bible Come Alive. The story begins with two men returning from Jerusalem after the festivities of the Passover. They are probably headed home but we do not know the exact location of Emmaus.

As the men are walking home they discuss recent events and Jesus joins them on their journey and in their conversation.

So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him. - Luke 24:15 NKJV

Jesus begins to ask them questions that cause them to reflect on the meaning of the things that had just taken place, mainly the crucifixion of Jesus and His resurrection.

But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. 22 Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. 23 When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. 24 And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see.” - Luke 24:21-24 NKJV

The men hoped that Jesus was the Messiah, but now they seem sure that He was not, but they are not even sure what happened to Jesus’ body. They are unsure if Jesus is the Messiah, they don’t really believe that Jesus was raised from the dead, and this makes them sad. Current events have them confused regarding their theology and hope and faith in Jesus.

How would you have felt?

I have heard so many people say,

“If I had been there and witnessed the miracles of Jesus I would never doubt!”

It seems more difficult to trust in Jesus just from the stories of the Bible, but if we had been there in person then we would have believed and never doubted. If we could have heard His teachings. If we had witnessed His miracles, then we would have faith in Him.

However, Matthew 26:56 tells us that when the angry mob came to arrest Jesus all His disciples fled. Even Peter, a close friend and disciple of Jesus denied Him three times (Luke 22:54-62). We may not want to believe it, but chances are we would have probably doubted Jesus if we had been alive back then and witnessed His miracles. We see similar issues with Israel, they witness God’s miracles and still doubt and complain.

After witnessing the 10 plagues and crossing the Red Sea on dry ground, the children of Israel complained.

And the children of Israel said to them, “Oh, that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” - Exodus 16:3 NKJV

God then gives them bread from heaven (read the rest of Genesis 16 for the story) and in the very next chapter, Genesis 17 we read.

And the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses, and said, “Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” - Exodus 17:3 NKJV

I am not going to go in-depth into Exodus 17, but ultimately the issue was a lack of faith in God’s presence and ability to provide.

So he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?” - Exodus 17:7 NKJV

Is that not our struggle today? Is that humanity’s struggle? This is what the two men on the road to Emmaus are struggling with. Is Jesus the Messiah or not? Is He God or not? What is going on?

Our doubts and struggles are not new. The specifics and the triggers may be new, and the way the temptation reaches you may be different, but the core issues, doubts, and questions are as old as the fallen human race.

So what is the answer to our struggle?

Jesus’ answer

25 Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Luke 24:25 NKJV

According to Jesus, these men are sad and confused because they are foolish and slow of heart to believe the words of the prophets. Jesus could have asked them about the miracles they had witnessed. But instead, Jesus mentions prophecy. Jesus could also simply reveal Himself to them. Jesus could have shown them His scars. He could have worked a miracle to prove that He was the Son of God, but that is not what He does. I gave you only part of His answer. Jesus also told them

26 Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” 27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. - Luke 24:26-27 NKJV

Jesus’ answer to the faith crisis that the two men are experiencing is a Bible study. Would not that take much longer? Jesus walks for 7 miles while giving a Bible study when He could have just given them a sign, or worked a miracle. Why do you think Jesus chose to give a Bible study as opposed to simply allowing them to recognize that He was indeed Jesus the Messiah?

If Jesus used His physical appearance to prove it was Him, how would we know if it was Him? It could have been a lie fabricated by those two men. If they show up and say we saw Jesus raised from the dead, who could verify it? How would we know it’s true? What if the disciples had simply found someone who looked like Jesus and started claiming that it was Jesus back from the dead?

What would keep someone else from showing up and claiming he was Jesus?

If the only way of knowing Jesus was through a personal subjective emotional experience, how would you know what to follow when you experience conflicting emotions? Would God’s love become less real when you felt down and unloved and lonely?

If multiple spiritual leaders have conflicting views, how do you know who to follow? How do you choose what faith community to belong to?

Bible study helps guide you in all those situations.

16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. - 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NKJV

12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. - Hebrews 4:12 NKJV

The Bible itself encourages us to study it. It is also worth noting that the scriptures that the New Testament writers mention are what we call the Old Testament. I highlight this not to downplay the New Testament but rather to highlight that a proper understanding of the Old Testament is key to a proper interpretation of the New Testament writings.

The importance of the study of the writings of Moses and the Prophets is not a New Testament invention. While many ancient cultures had access to writing it was usually limited to the elites. Israel seems to be an exception to the rule. A paper published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), (a peer-reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)) shed some light regarding the literacy of Ancient Israel. There is much debate regarding the origin of the Hebrew Bible, the famous Dead Sea Scrolls, date back only to the 3rd century BCE.

Now, a cross-disciplinary team of nine Israeli scientists from Tel Aviv University has taken a fresh look at a collection of inscriptions from circa 600 BCE, and—with the help of a machine-learning computer algorithm—has concluded that literacy was already on the rise in the ancient Kingdom of Judah (a.k.a. Judea) in the years prior to the Babylonian conquest in 587 BCE. And that, they argue, points to an “educational infrastructure” that would have made the writing of the Biblical texts possible. - Mental Floss

The paper is entitled Algorithmic handwriting analysis of Judah’s military correspondence sheds light on composition of biblical texts. If you wish to read the paper in its entirety you can click here. But here is an excerpt that summarizes the key findings.

Our algorithmic analysis, complemented by the textual information, reveals a minimum of six authors within the examined inscriptions. The results indicate that in this remote fort literacy had spread throughout the military hierarchy, down to the quartermaster and probably even below that rank. This implies that an educational infrastructure that could support the composition of literary texts in Judah already existed before the destruction of the first Temple. - Shaus, A., Sober, B., Levin, D., Sass, B., Turkel, E., Piasetzky, E., & Finkelstein, I. (2016). Algorithmic handwriting analysis of Judah’s military correspondence sheds light on composition of biblical texts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(17), 4664-4669. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1522200113

The importance of the biblical text was already evident in the Old Testament

 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. - Joshua 1:8 NKJV

If you ever wonder how to relate to God’s word and especially His law, as the Old Testament often refers to the writings of Moses just check out Psalm 119. It’s a long Psalm but here are a couple of verses.

11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. 12 Blessed are You, O Lord! Teach me Your statutes. - Psalm 119:11-12 NKJV

Ancient Israel was aware of the importance of knowing, studying, and memorizing God’s word. The New Testament writers encourage us to continue to study the Word of God. Not to mention that Jesus used the Scriptures when He was tempted by Satan, always replying with “it is written” (Matthew 4:1-11).

Devotional books are nice. I enjoy many Christian authors and I own several different Bible commentaries. But nothing replaces the reading of the Bible itself. I do not wish to discourage anyone from reading other books, but if you have time to read just one let it be the Bible. It is likely that the devotional book you have is easier to understand and the practical application is spelled out by the author. There is value in that. I have benefitted from many books written by gifted and godly men and women. But do not allow your faith to be made up entirely of secondary resources. Please take time to go straight to the source and read the Bible for yourself.

I know the Bible is not an easy book to read. But it is worth it. I have been reading it my whole life and I still come across passages I do not fully comprehend. I don’t lose sleep over what I do not fully understand, but rather I focus and apply the parts I do understand. When you prayerfully read the Bible you give God an opportunity to teach you something new or just remind you of powerful truths you should never forget.

I am not saying that Bible study is the only way to learn about God. Theologians talk about Natural Revelation and how God reveals Himself in nature, and I do not deny that.

The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. - Psalm 19:1 NKJV

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. - Romans 1:18-21 NKJV (bold mine)

However, though the search for God may begin with revelations received from the natural world, there are certain truths that can only be revealed through special revelation. Special revelation is revelation given by God through particular persons, experiences, writings or historical events. Special revelation is normally distinguished from general revelation. (C. Stephen Evans, Pocket Dictionary of Apologetics & Philosophy of Religion (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2002), 110. When I say special revelation I mean even more specifically the Bible.

The best way to avoid deception

I have often been asked, how do I find the right church, denomination, or religion? I like to answer that question with a similar approach that Jesus used. The law and the prophets are a great place to begin. If you are already convinced that the Bible is the word of God, you don’t have to study all the denominations, just pick a church and start attending, but bring your Bible with you. If you can come in and leave and you don’t have to open the Bible once I would encourage you to maybe find another church. Even if the music and childcare are amazing, if the Bible is not being studied it is a social club, in my humble opinion.

If you attend the church but you are not sure that the Bible says what the preacher is saying it says, make an appointment, ask for clarification, and if he or she can’t show you in the Bible to your satisfaction continue to search. I encourage everyone who asks me this question to find a church that teaches the Bible and encourages you to read the Bible for yourself and that welcomes dialogue.

If you are not sure if the Bible is inspired I would encourage you to study Daniel 2. It is the easiest prophecy in the Bible to understand, the vision and the interpretation are found in the same chapter. The prophecy is pretty simple and straightforward and can easily be compared to Near Eastern/European history. I have audio that tackles this in my post Can God be Trusted? Feel free to leave a comment on this blog if you wish to discuss this further.

Essentially, beware of any religion or denomination where you are asked to follow a human leader blindly. That is a red flag. Follow a leader that you believe is leading well and most importantly that is leading in accordance with what the Bible teaches.

Jesus used the Bible to reveal to His followers that He was indeed the Messiah because He fulfilled prophecy. Did you know there’s a whole list on Wikipedia about people who have claimed to be the Messiah? There is much more to be said on this topic, but I think this is enough for this post. Let me know any questions this post may have raised in your mind and maybe I’ll work on part two in the near future.

Practical Application

I encourage you to develop the habit of starting each day with the reading of the Bible. Whether you read one chapter or an entire book of the Bible in one sitting doesn’t make much difference to me as long as you are reading the Bible in an intentional way. Read the Bible to learn from it. Pray and ask for God to guide you as you read. Find a translation that you understand, and use the internet and websites like BibleGateway, BibleHub, and BlueLetterBible for access to different translations and even the original languages for more in-depth studies. All these websites are free. Mostly just start reading the Bible, the one you have on you, open it and begin today, and continue each day.

For more tips on ways to read the Bible (especially the narratives (stories) in the Bible) check out my post Making The Bible Come Alive.

What are you waiting for?

Open your Bible and begin reading!

Not sure where to start? Luke is a good place to begin if you want to read about the life of Jesus. Genesis is a great place to begin to gain a good foundation for everything else that is in the Bible. I spent over a year studying Genesis and you can find my posts and audio at Journey Through Genesis.

May God bless you as you explore the Bible, God’s love letter to His children.

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(Illustration by María Jesús Contreras)

In a culture that focuses so intensely on success, it’s easy to feel like a failure. But according to the organizational psychologist Adam Grant, that might be because we’re thinking about achievement all wrong.

3 Ways to Unlock Your 'Hidden Potential'

In his new book, the organizational psychologist Adam Grant shares counterintuitive strategies for higher achievement.

By Melinda Wenner Moyer

The New York Times - October 26, 2023

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Antonio Velardo shares: 3 Ways to Unlock Your ‘Hidden Potential’ by Melinda Wenner Moyer

By Melinda Wenner Moyer In his new book, the organizational psychologist Adam Grant shares counterintuitive strategies for higher achievement. Published: October 26, 2023 at 05:01AM from NYT Well https://ift.tt/UKYnc0k via IFTTT

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A full calendar brings a surplus of stress and shortage of energy: Embrace boredom

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It’s ‘never been my thing’

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