For some time, I have played around with two ideas.
One is I to teach the 2Time principles in the form of a story (or stories) rather than a set of abstract theories and principles, such as the ones I have used in this blog. The first business book I ever read written in this format was “The Goal” by Eli Goldratt in 1989 or so, and its impact on me as a young professional was profound.
The other idea that I have had is that I should write a book as a way of reading a wider audience.
Putting the two ideas together yields the obvious — a book on Time Management 2.0 principles that describes one person’s journey as they learn the 11 fundamentals, the latest habit changing technologies and some of the basics of the approach I lay out in the MyTimeDesign and NewHabits-NewGoals programs.
I decided to spend some time drafting a single chapter, to see what the results would be like. As a result, the first draft here online, with the hope that I’ll learn that if I’m making a huge mistake that I might find out earlier than later!
The truth is, I learned a lot from writing this chapter on Emptying.
In it, I tried to chronicle the process I went through as I learned this fundamental practice that is probably the most difficult one to master out of the 11 practices described in the 2Time approach.
At the end, I discovered that it revealed a few aspects of Emptying that I doubt that I would have discovered if I hadn’t tried to use this approach.
The chapter is still in need of a good editor, but I’d like to hear what readers are able to learn from reading it, even in its current form.Click here to access the chapter:
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This is amazing! I am only halfway through the chapter and I am loving it. You have to write this book.
I loved “The Goal” and “Critical Chain” (I think that was the name of Goldblatt’s book on project management). “The E-Myth” used a similar concept. It is a great way to get lessons across. You know you have my help if needed.
So when will the book be published? The story format is perfect for getting your message across. I love it!