Diligence is defined as “focusing my effort on the work at hand”. A young high school student, just trying to find his place in life, had aspirations to play sports. Although he was relatively short and very skinny, he tried out for his High School’s varsity team. After the try-out, he learned he...
The character trait of diligence is a reminder that I am in control of those distractions. The phone itself does not have to negatively impact my concentration. Through the notifications I set and the number of times I check it, I choose whether the phone is a disruption. Author Tony Reinke of...
Typically I know right away if I consider the character trait of the month to be a strength that could be improved, or an opportunity to improve a weakness. I like to think I’m diligent, but like most traits there are so many different aspects to diligence. I can see my strengths, but can also...
