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The KonMari Method of Decluttering and Tidying Your Life
Several months back I heard about a book called The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. Since I love anything to do with organizing, I had to take a look at it. This book is different than any book you will have read on the subject, bringing new thoughts to the table on how to finally say goodbye to things you’ve had for a very long time and are reluctant to give away or discard. The author, Marie Kondo, says that the KonMari Method isn’t just a set of rules for organizing your home but a “guide to acquiring the right mind-set for…
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Outliers – A Synopsis
I’ve just recently finished the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. What a completely fascinating book! The subtitle of this book is called “The Story of Success” and throughout the book Gladwell tackles seemingly unrelated happenings in life and shows how those very circumstances contributed to your success or non-success. For example, hockey players. A few years ago it was discovered that almost every hockey player that was on the Junior Hockey League in Canada was born in January, February or March almost without exception. Why is this? Is it because those born in January, February or March are special? No, it’s simply that the cut-off date for age-class hockey is January 1. Therefore,…
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The Condition for a Miracle is Difficulty…
What if you were in the middle of a severe drought and your whole livelihood depended upon the weather? You are a farmer. Just what crop would you grow? This scenario that I’m relating to you really happened. Our family just watched the video “Faith Like Potatoes” about an actual white farmer in South Africa who chose to plant potatoes during one of the worst droughts South Africa had had in years. Farmers thought he was crazy but he placed his faith in God and rested in that. When harvest time came, Angus Buchan goes to dig up his potatoes. Would there be any? Would they be little puny things?…
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Review – Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done Written by: David Allen Publisher: Penguin Papers, papers, papers. Projects, to-do lists, things you want to do someday, phone calls to make, appointments to go to. Just how are we supposed to keep all this straight in our minds and not forget something important? How can we control the paper monster that threatens to take over? With all the things we must do each day, we need a system that we can rely upon. May I introduce you to an author that has been successful in coaching many executives to a clearer mind and workstation? David Allen has written the 267 page long book Getting Things Done. …
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Review – Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done Written by: David Allen Publisher: Penguin Papers, papers, papers. Projects, to-do lists, things you want to do someday, phone calls to make, appointments to go to. Just how are we supposed to keep all this straight in our minds and not forget something important? How can we control the paper monster that threatens to take over? With all the things we must do each day, we need a system that we can rely upon. May I introduce you to an author that has been successful in coaching many executives to a clearer mind and workstation? David Allen has written the 267 page long book Getting Things Done. …
