Summary of Justin Whitmel Earley's The Common Rule

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#1 The Common Rule is a set of habits you commit to in order to grow in your love of God and neighbor. It’s best practiced with other people, so ideally you should convince friends or family members to try it out with you.

#2 The best way to make the Common Rule habits stick is to commit to them for a month, a week, or a season. The habits will seem overwhelming at first, but they’ll become easier to maintain once you get used to them.

#3 The Common Rule is meant to distill your habits, so you do more meaningful things by doing fewer things. It is hard to make new habits, but it is liberating once they are established.

#4 The Common Rule is made up of eight habits, four daily and four weekly. The daily habits are kneeling prayer at morning, midday, and bedtime, one meal with others, one hour with phone off, and Scripture before phone.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822530973

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Common Rule is a set of habits you commit to in order to grow in your love of God and neighbor. It’s best practiced with other people, so ideally you should convince friends or family members to try it out with you.

#2

The best way to make the Common Rule habits stick is to commit to them for a month, a week, or a season. The habits will seem overwhelming at first, but they’ll become easier to maintain once you get used to them.

#3

The Common Rule is meant to distill your habits, so you do more meaningful things by doing fewer things. It is hard to make new habits, but it is liberating once they are established.

#4

The Common Rule is made up of eight habits, four daily and four weekly. The daily habits are kneeling prayer at morning, midday, and bedtime, one meal with others, one hour with phone off, and Scripture before phone.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The power of small words is central to understanding the significance of daily prayer. We all desire to somehow shape our chaotic days into lives with meaning, and that begins with punctuating our