Book: Mastering the Mundane - Time
Part of: Mastering the Mundane
Fiscal Host: 8fold
Practical application of the ideas from Triumph over Time creating a productivity system.
About
Master the Mundane is a pragmatic approach to applying ideas and patterns on getting stuff done, achieving flow, and getting it all out of your head.
A few years ago, I released a book called Triumph over Time. In that book, I took over 30 years of literature on getting shit done, published for businesses and individuals, and distilled it into a single book. In that book, I avoided telling the reader specific ways to implement the ideas. Not giving tactics to pursue can leave some readers floundering, and for good reason.
A few years ago, I released a book called Triumph over Time. In that book, I took over 30 years of literature on getting shit done, published for businesses and individuals, and distilled it into a single book. In that book, I avoided telling the reader specific ways to implement the ideas. Not giving tactics to pursue can leave some readers floundering, and for good reason.
You don’t want (or need) to become a task management superhuman. Most people don’t want to become that. If they did, there would be no reason for books like these, project managers, or productivity coaches.
Audience
Who this book is definitely for: You’re struggling with time, setting boundaries, and enjoying your life. Your house is on fire, and you don’t think you have time to develop mission statements, explore your values, and find purpose in life. If long-term strategic planning ever existed, it went out the window some time ago, and you’re just looking to make it through today. Today is all you have left in the tank. You don’t have time for, nor possibly interest in, what some refer to as “woo-woo hippy bullshit.”
Who this book might also be for: You’ve read a lot of self-help and self-management books. You understand that the message, generically speaking, is the same. Maybe they haven’t stuck. Maybe you’re looking for a different messenger. Maybe you’re in a rut with what you currently have and want to try something different.
Who this book is not for: You have hit bottom (literally) and cannot see (or aren’t willing to try) alternatives to your current situation or ways of working, and you feel helpless to change them.
I’ve been there.
In that situation, I recommend finding a friend doing better than you, a coach, a therapist, or a combination. Low- and no-cost options for all of those should be available to you. Or, if you have moments and maybe days where you’re more optimistic, try doing the stuff in this book and setting it aside if you slide back down.
I see you. I feel you. And I wish the best for you.
Parts and chapters
- Part one: Maybe skip this part
- Part two: The Crucible
- Part three: The Forge
- Part four: Good stuff happens
- Part five: Recurring actions
- Part six: The Rotation (Relationships)
- Part seven: Delegation
- Part eight: Automation
- Part nine: Collaboration
- Part ten: Linking and Sequencing (Relationships)
- Part eleven: Crucible and Forge Maintenance (Refinement)
- Part twelve: Crucible and Forge Optimization
- Part thirteen: Alternative Views
- Part fourteen: Time Journals
- Part fifteen: Wait, but why?
Method
The content will be available through channels and distributors that align with the 8fold culture, some of which may remain free. As such:
- eBook via Leanpub.
- eBooks and audiobooks distributed via Scribl’s CrowdPricing feature to other stores, including Amazon, Apple Books, and so on.
- Podcast: The full audiobook will be released as free podcast episodes using Scribl’s podcast distribution feature.
- Paperback will be available through Barnes & Noble using their print-on-demand publishing service.
- Limited edition hardcover for higher-tier supporters; provider to be determined.
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