The Hope in the Middle Podcast with Pastor Alan McGrath - messages of encouragement to help us live in the joy for which we were created. Find more at hopeinthemiddle.com. Notes:

• Come like the Facebook page at facebook.com/hopeinthemiddle.
• This episode is part two of a series on neighboring. Part one was in episode 6.
• Quote from Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown - "What if we stopped celebrating being busy as a measurement of importance? What if instead we celebrated how much time we had spent listening, pondering, meditating, and enjoying time with the most important people in our lives?"
• "Discipline equals freedom." Jocko Willink on The Tim Ferriss Show.
• #1 - Create a Time Budget (template below this text)
• #2 - Leave Room for Interruptions
• #3 - Use Batch Processing
• #4 - Do it now! from Getting Things Done by David Allen.
• #5 - Use a Power Hour (time to focus on week or day)
• Luke 10:38-42