Thanks to our ability to pick up an electronic device at any moment,

boredom is teetering on the edge of extinction. However,

constant entertainment wears away at an important characteristic we all need: our focus.

Next time you’re tempted to use your phone when you’re bored,

remember that purposeful silence strengthens your ability to focus.

Without focus, our days are much more easily misspent.

As Zig Ziglar pointed out, “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem.

We all have twenty-four hour days.” So don’t become normalized to an endless hum of information.

Capitalize on the time we have been given by learning the value of silence.

I’m Mac Hammond; this is the Winner’s Minute.