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PHILOSOPHY FOR LIFE
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een the
sand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.
'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
Jim Brown
0. Life in *hristian colony. 2Inspiration3 Small room ne(t to n$llah in 45. One room! cot "ith thic# les!
bric#s #ept $nder the cot les to raise it! matress! on floor coo# food on sto%e. 'he bl$e yello" liht of thesto%e. 'he door of the room opens on the street. 'he "all so thin! can hear people %oices! hear their"al#in steps in the dead of the niht.
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I am
lad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. He
then as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from
$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$r
fa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays be
time to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$st
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sand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areas
bet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$r
fa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.
If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I am
lad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areas
bet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no room
for the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays be
time to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$st
sand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(
of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areas
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bet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$r
fa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays be
time to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays room
for a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$r
fa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I am
lad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. He
then as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areas
bet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$r
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fa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays be
time to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. He
then as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from
$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays be
time to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$st
sand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$r
fa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.
'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays be
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time to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. He
then as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it into
the &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand is
e%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. He
then as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areas
bet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that are
important to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays be
time to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!
"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. He
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then as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld still
be f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that are
important to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it into
the &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$r
fa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. He
then as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-e
that this &ar represents yo$r life.
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'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that are
important to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( the
disposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld still
be f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that are
important to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays be
time to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it into
the &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een the
sand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.
If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that are
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important to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(
of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een the
sand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( the
disposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. He
then as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld still
be f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no room
for the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that are
important to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays room
for a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
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A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een the
sand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no room
for the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$st
sand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(
of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een the
sand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( the
disposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I am
lad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from
$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een the
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sand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no room
for the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.
'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I am
lad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areas
bet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no room
for the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that are
important to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(
of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een the
sand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand is
e%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no room
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for the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I am
lad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!
"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$r
fa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.
'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I am
lad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no room
for the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I am
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'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.
If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. He
then as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-e
that this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no room
for the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!
"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it into
the &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
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'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays room
for a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it into
the &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.
If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I am
lad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-e
that this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld still
be f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$st
sand+
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One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it into
the &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from
$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld still
be f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that are
important to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays room
for a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it into
the &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.
If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( the
disposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areas
bet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it into
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the &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld still
be f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand is
e%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( the
disposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from
$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld still
be f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays room
for a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(
of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it into
the &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$r
fa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld still
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be f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( the
disposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(
of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een the
sand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand is
e%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( the
disposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from
$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld still
be f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays be
time to clean the ho$se and fi( the
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disposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(
of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand ise%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no room
for the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( thedisposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. Hethen as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(
of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it into
the &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +,o"+! said the professor! as the la$hter s$bsided. +I "ant yo$ to reconi-ethat this &ar represents yo$r life.
'he olf balls are the important thinsyo$r /od! family! yo$r children! yo$r health! yo$r friends and yo$rfa%o$rite passions thins that if e%ery thins else "as lost and only they remained! yo$r life "o$ld stillbe f$ll.
'he pebbles are the other thins that matter li#e yo$r &ob! yo$r ho$se! and yo$r car. 'he sand is
e%erythin else the small st$ff. +If yo$ p$t the sand into the &ar first+! he contin$ed! +there is no roomfor the pebbles or the olf balls+. 'he same oes for life.If yo$ spend all yo$r time and enery on the small st$ff! yo$ "ill ne%er ha%e room for the thins that areimportant to yo$. Pay attention to the thins that are critical to yo$r happiness. Play "ith yo$r children.
'a#e time to et medical chec#$ps. 'a#e yo$r partner o$t to dinner. Play another 01. 'here "ill al"ays betime to clean the ho$se and fi( the
disposal. +'a#e care of the olf balls first! the thins that really matter. Set yo$r priorities. 'he rest is &$stsand+
One of the st$dents raised her hand and in6$ired "hat the coffee represented. 'he professor smiled +I amlad yo$ as#ed. It &$st oes to sho" yo$ that no matter ho" f$ll yo$r life may seem! there7s al"ays roomfor a co$ple of c$ps of coffee "ith a friend".
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class bean!"ordlessly! he pic#ed $p a %ery lare and empty mayonnaise &ar and proceeded to fill it "ith olf balls. He
then as#ed the st$dents if the &ar "as f$ll. 'hey areed that it "as. 'hen professor then pic#ed $p a bo(
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of pebbles and po$red them into the &ar. He shoo# the &ar lihtly. 'he pebbles rolled )nto the open areasbet"een the olf balls. 'hey reed it "as. 'he professor ne(t pic#ed $p a bo( of and and po$red it intothe &ar. Of *o$rse! the sand filled $p e%erythin else. He as#ed once if the &ar "as f$ll.
'he st$dents responded "ith a $nanimo$s +Yes+. 'he professor then prod$ced t"o c$ps of coffee from$nder the table and po$red the entire contents into the &ar! effecti%ely fillin the empty space bet"een thesand. 'he st$dents la$hed. +