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Make Your Bed

by William H. McRaven

Three key ideas

  1. A small task done first can build momentum and give you a clear success before bigger demands come.
  2. Pick a task that fits your own circumstances. It does not have to be making a bed.
  3. Hard challenges are not faced well through individual effort alone, so find people you can rely on.

The five 2-minute lessons

  1. 1.Start with one small win
  2. 2.Find your people, ask clearly
  3. 3.Setbacks happen. Keep moving.
  4. 4.Courage with a purpose
  5. 5.Hope needs something to carry

From the comic

The bed is made. The entire day will now behave beautifully.

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