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We’ve all read different self-help or productivity books, and there are many that talk about a narrow section of a particular topic. I mentioned this as I started this season, and I’m interested in exploring what it could look like to take several of these books and start to put the concepts together to get a more broad view of the topic. Now, there are many reviews and summaries available that cover the topics, but I’d like to start exploring how these different books intersect - how they fit together, like a puzzle. I haven’t really started delving into this yet, but I’d like to share how I hope to approach this, and then probably start rolling through this over the upcoming months. Here are some of the books I have in mind (and a little about each one): The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan What is the one thing I can do such that doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary? Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown Less but better. Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time by Rory Vaden Eliminate Automate Delegate Procrastinate Concentrate Interview I had with Rory The Power of Habit: Why We Do what We Do in LIfe and Business by Charles DuHigg How habits work (the habit loop) and how to create new habits Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal Opposite of distraction is traction (this blew my mind - I thought it was focus) Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport Develop deep work routines to drastically improve your focus while working Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth Grit is about stamina, not intensity Passion is not quite what I thought it was I participated in a 2-month book club on this book Time Management Magic: How to Get More Done Every Day and More from Surviving to Thriving by Lee Cockerell Haven’t listened yet, but I have listened to Lee Cockerell’s podcast and have heard many of the principles he has in the book. Lessons he’s learned and fine-tuned while working as a VP at Disney World as well as in other management positions in the hotel industry Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen Get everything out of your head and on paper “Being creative, strategic, and simple present and loving don’t require time - they require space.” There are probably many other books or resources I could include in this, but these 9 were readily available on my Audible account. As you can see, they all relate to time management and productivity in some way, but all from different angles and perspectives. I don’t have a solid plan on how I’m going to tackle this project or how I’m going to share results with you when I do, but I want to at least take the first step and introduce this to you. I also don’t know what it’ll look like when it’s done, but that doesn’t really matter right now. Maybe you would even be interested in working with me on this - maybe like a virtual book club or something. If so, send me an email: jr@joshuarivers.net, and let me know that you’re interested in this. If I get enough people interested, we’ll get something started. Also, let me know if there are any other books you think I should add to this list. I’m going to have links to each of these books in the show notes, in case you want to check them out.