You don't need a 1000-page time management tome unless you were also in the market for something that would nudge your household rat towards the great beyond. Also, life is hard enough without wasting precious moments being too serious. Also, also, when can you succumb to your inner child and start reading books with pictures again? Well, here is "Juggling Timebombs" for you.
But you have serious questions! Why do you feel guilty all the time? Why are you always falling behind? Why can't you say no to people in your life? Why do you keep putting things off? Should you actually be feeling guilty about it? Is it all about being organized and tidy and disciplined, and being all that all the time?
"Juggling Timebombs" captures the essence of the problem, which is that you are not juggling balls, you are juggling timebombs. If you drop one, unlike a ball, it explodes and you get hurt. Sometimes the explosion is small and little damage is done. But sometimes, it creates havoc, like dropping a timebomb for a career or a relationship. That is why time management is so much harder than your typical productivity bestseller makes it sound.
Irreverent, unapologetically over-footnoted, "Juggling Timebombs" was written on bus rides between New Hampshire and Boston, because hey, the author needs this book as much as you do. Along the way, Ze Reader voices your objections before you can raise them yourself, showing up to argue, roll their eyes and occasionally get over-excited.
Inside, you'll find chapters on
- Why time management is not a casual pursuit
- How money and time are closely linked and where you hit the limits
- The unglamorous complexities of saying no
- Why romantic tragedies don't tell you the whole truth
- How you can be your own worst enemy
Philosophical at times, some may even call it stoic. But also filled with practical advice. And doesn't stray too far from pathetic attempts at humor, though every so often, it hits your heart instead of your funny bone.
Beware, oh reader looking for a rigid new system, for here you will not find it. For everyone else tired of feeling guilty of not adopting one while time is slowly slipping by, start here.
