Hyrum Smith is the inventor of the Franklin Day Planner!\u00a0 His book is an outgrowth of time management training seminars that he has taught all over the world.\u00a0 I know a few people that definitely NEED to read this book just for those aspects (goes along with my gripes on execution; see Bossidy).\u00a0 Time management turns out to be a small part of this book.\u00a0 Hyrum\u2019s thesis is you will never be happy with managing your time unless your use of time is in sync with your personal values.\u00a0 He elaborates a model of our behavior to show this.\u00a0 Have you ever discovered a belief or prejudice that you had to unlearn the hard way?\u00a0 And once you did, relationships with your significant other, coworkers, and\/or friends got better?\u00a0 Hyrum\u2019s model attempts to explain these \u201caha\u201ds and epiphanies.\u00a0 I found my reading of this book very timely for myself; others who are not so introspective may find it profound, while I would expect some to find it boring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hyrum Smith is the inventor of the Franklin Day Planner!\u00a0 His book is an outgrowth of time management training seminars that he has taught all over the world.\u00a0 I know a few people that definitely NEED to read this book just for those aspects (goes along with my gripes on execution; see Bossidy).\u00a0 Time management … Continue reading The 10 natural laws of successful time and life management: proven strategies for increased productivity and inner peace<\/span>