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3 simple (but not easy) tips on how to attain academic focus so you can successfully reach your Torah study goals. Based on Igros Kodesh Vol. 14 Pg. 243 #torah #focus #judaism #presistence Sacred Letters shares practical insight and solutions to real-life issues. Each clip, presented by Rabbi Josh Zebberman, is based on The Lubavitcher Rebbe's Igros Kodesh - Sacred Letters, which contain dozens of volumes of diverse wisdom culled from personal correspondences with people from all walks of life.
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dating back to about 150 years ago there
was a hasid who was quite scholarly and
diligent he would learn Terror day and
night and he was quite aloof from the
world because he was just so preoccupied
with learning Terror he found out that
Tsar Nikolai had been appointed as the
tsar and he was surprised hadn't Czar
Nikolai become the Czar many years ago
when I was a kid he didn't realize that
this was our Nikolai II not zard Nikolai
the first who had become Tsar when he
was a kid literally two generations
later and he was totally unaware of the
political environment of the time the
reason was because he wasn't involved in
politics he wasn't involved in following
the social media of the time the media
of the time he was focused he was
focused on what mattered to him this is
an important Jewish value learning Torah
learning terror is what we do it's where
we put our minds we don't invest our
minds in politics in news in media
because then that becomes our
perspective we want God's values our
values to become our perspective in 1957
there was an individual who wrote to the
red bear he wanted to learn Tyra he was
going through a difficult time because
he couldn't find the zit's flesh the
ability to be diligent to focus
in his learning and you gotta imagine
the the tension that this person is
going through he has something that he
deeply values he really wants to learn
he wants to become more acquainted with
his religion to understand his values
more he wants to become a resource for
himself for others he wants to share a
dartera at the parisha table I thought
on the partial sorry at the Shabbos
table he wants to become more
knowledgeable but he can't focus it's an
uphill battle he can't get himself to do
it there's too many things going on he
wrote to the Reba and the river told him
in his letter three steps that he could
do three practical things that he could
do to become more diligent and be able
to focus better in learning number one
have a set time for learning but this
set time shouldn't be overbearing don't
overdo it sometimes when we try to take
on new things and we're excited about it
we're passionate about it we become all
gung-ho and we overdo it and we fail and
we burn out and the rabbit told him pick
a set time for learning but be practical
don't uh don't be overbearing on
yourself number two the web encouraged
this person to get a coverusa to learn
with somebody else besides for the value
of people as discussed in perkiaves of
the value of learning tired with other
people and bantering with other people
somebody's waiting for you you're gonna
feel compelled to show up you're going
to feel that sense of pressure number
three after number two having a set time
a set time that's not overbearing and
that's that's within your means after
having a conversa who's going to
pressure you to show up so now number
three inevitably you may fail the first
second or even third time but don't give
up become resilient be persistent keep
on going because these types of things
take time to build it into our nature
it's it's not an overnight success
it takes time and don't give up keep on
going and eventually
you are going to see that excess now
this type of success and Truth is any
success comes from God you got you need
you need blessing from God so whatever
encouraged him at the conclusion of the
letter to make sure to give it to Dhaka
daily before the evening and to recite
certain chapters of to Hitler
and pray after davening when we're in
times of need when we're feeling
desperate we open it to heal him and
with tears we we beseech God
and it's no different when it comes to
terrorist study this is important this
is something we really want and really
need and it's crucial so we turn to God
and say God
this is what I want this is what you
want please help me that's my story and
I'm sticking to it