I have started tracking the results of my personal “experiment”. Although the results are nothing to write home about, I have enjoyed having a metric to track. I also believe that as this experiment progresses, I will be able to look back at these initial results as a firm starting place.
My “experiment” is inspired by the book, Letters by a Modern Mystic by Frank Laubach. In the letters, Laubach writes home to talk about his experiment where he tries to keep God at the forefront of his mind every minute of every day. I am choosing to start my “experiment” in the workplace. My goal is similar to Laubach’s. I want to answer the question “How do I keep God in the forefront of my mind throughout my entire workday?”
On Wednesday and Friday, I kept track of the number of minutes where I prayed or refocused on God at least once in that minute. Both days would be a failing grade in the eyes of an institution, but I am purposely treating this as an experiment. So with that view, I see the inital results of 15 minutes on Wednesday and 18 minutes on Friday as huge wins. I will typically be reporting the number as a percentage. For each standard workday, I will assume 8 hours or 480 minutes, so the results for this week are 3% and 3.75% respectively.
Trying to be more aware of God has made me be more aware of myself. This week I noticed how much more I value productivity than people. After that realization, I felt Jesus reminding me that He was never in a hurry and that He always made time for “interruptions”. I also noticed that I would go hours without praying. I found that in the transitions between tasks and conversations were the only times I would stop to refocus. That is one thing I will try to be more conscience of moving forward.
To Summarize
- I tracked two days full eight hour workdays. One day I was successful for 3% of the minutes, and the other I was successful for 3.75% of the minutes.
- I realized how much more I value productivity over people.
- I realized how often I am totally focused on a task and forget to abide while doing it.
Be blessed, Noah.
