How Should a Man Live?

How Should a Man Live?

By Reagan Rose & Miska WilhelmssonReligion & Spirituality
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How Should a Man Live? episodes

  • RPS #64 — Why a Victim Mentality Is Cancerous to Personal Productivity
    A victimhood mindset is antithetical to the gospel and to personal productivity. People who think of themselves as victims are trapped in a prison of their own mind, always waiting for someone to come save them. If you adopt a victimhood mindset, you will never get anywhere. This self-pitying mind trap must be destroyed whenever it rears its ugly head.
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    Show Notes
    0:00 – Intro7:45 – Defining the Victim Mindset10:40 – A Victim Mindset is Not the Same as Being a Victim12:22 – The 4 Features of a Victim Mindset16:16 – A Victim Mindset is Antithetical to the Gospel18:14 – A Mindset of Victimhood is Cancerous at the Macro Level22:04 – A Mindset of Victimhood is Cancerous to Personal Productivity26:36 – How to Slay a Victim Mentality31:39 – Practical Strategies for Fighting a Victim Mentality33:32 – Conclusion
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    36 min
  • RPS #63 — Having a Bias Toward Excellence in All You Do
    Christians are to strive for quality in all that we do, but it’s not always possible to do everything with excellence. So, how do we decide where to skimp?
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    Show Notes:
    2:21 – What is Excellence?4:42 – We Should Do Everything with Excellence, But We Can’t7:21 – God Defines Excellence11:47 – Quality Should Be Our Default14:38 – When to Do Less Than Excellent Work17:22 – Get Your Heart Right and Quality Will Come Naturally19:47 – Ask the Lord for Help
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    25 min
  • Practical Strategies for Learning Self-Discipline

    Here are 8 practical strategies to help you build discipline in your life.

    Links
    • Read this as an article, 8 Strategies for Developing Christ-Honoring Self-Discipline
    • Listen to part one: RPS #61 — You Need to Learn Discipline
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      Show Notes:
      • 3:08 – 1. Remember that maturity does not come overnight.
      • 6:22 – 2. Don't let emotions in the driver's seat.
      • 8:36 – 3. Start by disciplining your mind with the truth.
      • 11:23 – 4. Strive to have discipline mature into habit.
      • 13:27 – 5. Remember that discipline always requires sacrifice.
      • 15:52 – 6. Build on habits that are already working.
      • 18:02 – 7. Harness waves of motivation to create a system that lasts.
      • 22:05 – 8. Always do the right thing, the first time, no matter how small.
      • 24:12 – Conclusion
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        27 min
      • RPS #61 — You Need to Learn Discipline
        Summary
        Discipline is a rare commodity. In business, those who have it succeed consistently, those who don’t just get by or get lucky. For Christians, however, discipline is a necessity. But what is discipline, why do we need it, and how can we learn it?
        Links
        Read this as an article, Self-Discipline Is the Gateway to Christian Maturity.Sign-up for the Redeeming Productivity Newsletter.
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        Show Notes:
        0:00 – Welcome5:22 – What is Discipline?11:36 – Why You Need Discipline22:32 – Teasing Practical Steps in the Next Episode
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        24 min
      • RPS #60 — How to Feel Productive Every Day
        Do you ever have those days where you come home and think, “that was a really productive day”? Imagine if you could make every day feel productive and let that momentum carry you through, not just days, but weeks of productive work.
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        Show Notes:
        0:00 – Welcome2:57 – The Problem7:06 – Closing the Loops9:39 – Make a Plan to Finish the Right Tasks12:07 – How to Write a Book17:23 – Principles for Breaking Your Projects Down24:31 – Creating Reusable Project Templates25:46 – My Process for Writing a Blog Article29:20 – Conclusion
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        30 min
      • RPS #59 — Why You Should Be an Optimist
        Your outlook on life is one of the biggest factors in deciding the quality and success of your work. But should Christians be optimists? And what does biblically-based optimism even look like?
        Links
        My new job: Not the Bee.Read the post this episode is based on, “Should I Be Optimistic?” on The Master’s Seminary blog.Listen to my testimony.Sign-up for the Redeeming Productivity Newsletter.
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        Show Notes:
        0:00 – Welcome2:18 – Optimism vs. Pessimism3:20 – The Right Kind of Optimist5:16 – Evangelical Eeyores7:52 – Every Believer Should Be an Optimist10:19 – Reasonably Happy12:53 – Eternally Optimistic16:27 – Joyfully Long-Suffering17:17 – More Than a Personality Trait19:17 – Optimism Is True and It Gets Results22:18 – Conclusion
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        24 min
      • RPS #58 — Overcoming the Fear of Other People’s Opinions
        Where would you be today if you weren’t so afraid of other people’s opinions? That’s the question that drove me to look for biblical answers to my fear of man.
        In this episode, we discuss how destructive living in the fear of others can be to our lives and personal productivity, and how Scripture provides a way out of this snare. I also share a big life update.
        Links
        How to Stop Being Afraid of People, So You Can Start Getting Stuff DoneEp. 12 – Interview with Adam Ford, Creator of The Babylon BeeSign-up for the Redeeming Productivity Newsletter.
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        Show Notes:
        0:00 – Welcome, and Major Life Update4:16 – Why You Should Fear the Fear of Man8:41 – How to Attack the Fear of Man12:12 – What Fear of Man Does to Us14:01 – The Fear of Man Is Beatable16:58 – Rightly Ordered Fears20:02 – First, Fear God24:25 – Second, Love People28:43 – Outro
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        30 min
      • On Taking Smart Notes

        In this episode, we talk about the joy of reading, note-taking, Roam Research vs. Notion, and applying note-taking techniques to writing and idea creation.

        Links
        • Episode 55 – Bible Notetaking Systems with Matthew Everhard
        • Relearning the Joy of Reading (Blog)
        • How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens
        • Track book series for students – Track is a series of books designed to disciple the next generation in the areas of culture, doctrine, & the Christian life. While the topics addressed aren’t always simple, they are communicated in a manner that is.

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          Time Stamps

          01:42 Relearning the Joy of Reading

          02:17 How to Take Smart Notes
          04:39 Trying Roam Research (Again)
          06:53 Roam Research vs. Notion
          09:44 Applying Smart Note to My Book Project
          14:17 Smart Notes for Idea Creation

          Episode Transcript

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          16 min
        • The Art of Gracefully Dropping the Ball: How to Let People Down Without Losing Their Respect

          No matter how well we plan, organize, and delegate, sometimes we drop the ball. Sometimes we let people down. Sometimes we fail to live up to our commitments. And sometimes we make matters worse by failing to communicate. This can lead to broken trust and people losing respect for you. So, how do we drop the ball gracefully? Today I’m going to give you five ways.

          Timestamps

          00:00 – Introduction

          03:10 – Why we drop the ball
          07:33 – 1. Don’t Overcommit to Begin With
          10:27 – 2. Develop a System to Track Your Commitments
          12:11 – 3. Communicate Early
          15:30 – 4. Be 100% Honest
          20:47 – 5. Ask for Forgiveness
          23:45 – 6. Learn from Your Mistakes
          25:56 – Believe the gospel when we drop the ball

          Links
          • Getting Things Done by David Allen
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            Episode Transcript

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            29 min
          • RPS #55 — Bible Notetaking Systems with Matthew Everhard
            In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Matthew Everhard who is a Jonathan Edwards scholar. We discuss the productivity habits of the Puritan pastor, particularly his unique approach to knowledge management.
            Links
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            55 min

          About How Should a Man Live?

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          In each episode, Miska and Reagan open the Bible to explore themes of biblical masculinity, man's relationship to nature, and exactly what it means to live as a man in God's creation.