“My dear friend, Bonnie, is a person who rests and, consequently, earned my ire early in our relationship. Her ability to rest eventually taught me incredibly valuable lessons about the art of taking time-outs. To this day, Bonnie is astutely aware of times when her energy dips too low and resolutely honors her need to rest. To boost her energy, she's been known to sit quietly with a cup of tea, adjourn a workshop we were co-facilitating to take a five-minute breather, or slip out of her own wedding reception to be restored by a few minutes of solitude in the sun.” NeedsPersonsArtEnergyAbilityKnownSunFiveMinutesTaughtHonorLessonsSolitudeLowsDearValuableCupsTeaThis DaySlipsOur RelationshipTake TimeFive MinutesWorkshopsBoostDipCups Of TeaDear FriendReceptionValuable LessonsWedding Reception Author:Sue Thoele
“Journalism taught me how to write a sentence that would make someone want to read the next one. You are trained to get rid of anything nonessential. You go in, you start writing your article, assuming a person's going to stop reading the minute you give them a reason. So the trick is: don't give them one.” WantGivingWritingPersonsReasonReadingNextMinutesTaughtAssumingSentencesTricksJournalismArticlesThe Next One Author:Amy Hempel
“What writing ROOM taught me was that I know exactly how to be the perfect mother, but I'm not willing to do it for more than ten minutes at a time.” KnowsWritingMotherPerfectRoomsMinutesTaughtWillingTen Author:Emma Donoghue
“The Naval Academy is a very prestigious place, and I choose to try it. I got there and darn near didn't pass, just about flunked out the first year, but a commandant by the name of Bush Bringle managed to call me in one day and taught me more about leadership in about 15 minutes than I have learned in the rest of my life. And because of Bush Bringle I regained some faith and confidence in myself, learning I had a little bit more in me than I thought, and I went back to work and finished.” TryingYearsFirstsLittlesNamesBitsMinutesTaughtOne DayLittle BitFinishedCall MeI Have LearnedAcademyNavalBack To WorkPrestigiousNaval Academy Author:Sam Smith
“You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day, unless you're too busy, then you should sit for an hour. If Tetris has taught me anything, it's that errors pile up & accomplishments disappear. Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” IfsShouldHoursMeditationPlansMinutesTaughtMouthsErrorsBusyDisappearAccomplishmentToo BusyTetris Author:Mike Tyson