I did flip through the chapters and was drawn to a few paragraphs.
What a disapointment. The idea that time can pass quickly or slowly determined by the circumstances you face, whether it's enjoyable or not, is about as much as I got out of this book.
The basic premise is that we should approach our daily lives in the present moment. Plan only for what is immediate and in front of you at that moment, give your all to that moment. Don't worry about the past and what you could or should have done at some other time.
Great. But then he goes on to say we should have no thoughts of some "idealized future" and no lists or plans for the day.. allow inspiration to drive your work.
Inspiration is only a starting point for something you want to achieve. After that it is necessary to have a plan. How can you run a business or even go about family duties.. washing clothes.. going grocery shopping and picking up the kids from the grandparents, driven only by inspiration?
That's madness.. you need some sort of logical timetable to work with.
And as for an "idealized future" isn't that like having a vision
of where you want to be in life? You absolutely must know where you want to go in life, what you want to do, and must maintain a positive vision or you will get to nowhereland on the express tracks.
Of course.. the actual steps to acheiving the vision are made in the present, by the actions you do today but I didn't get that he meant it that way.
I'm new to this time management thing. Looking for ways to stem my own procrastinating ways, the stutter stepping on the journey to an "idealized future" but this book just confused me.