Mind Management, Not Time Management: Productivity When Creativity Matters (Getting Art Done Book 2)

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Giving time for Incubation (waiting or doing other things so that the brain can work out problems and cut out distracting ideas and dead ends) paves the way for Illumination (that sudden "Aha! It's interesting how whatever you focus on in an attempt to maximize it has a tendency to slip away, as Viktor Frankl would say. There’s a lot of discussion of his theory of the classes of work, experiments for placing yourself in the mental state for the work you wish to complete, and a fascinating exploration on how different cultures view time.

How effectively we spend those hours really depends upon how well we can manage and harness our fragile mental energy. However, what if the secret to true productivity and success lies not in time management, but in something even more powerful—mind management? Paying attention to energy helps me assign tasks more effectively to the mental posture I have at the time and causes me to prioritize my time more carefully.My one takeaway from this book is that I wish it was a bit more organized, it felt a bit all over the place although the content was great! My best creative time, like his, is first thing in the morning, so that's my Bible study and writing time four days per week.

You may need to do a little (or a lot) of your own thinking and experimenting to get all the benefits this book offers, but the meat (or, insert your favorite plant-based protein) is there, if you are willing to eat it and digest it.Mind management, not time management provides the tools you need to make the most out of creatieve energy. Also, what happens when life throws you for a loop, and then another loop, and then you find out that those two loops were small compared to the next loop life throws you? Mindful prioritization involves identifying tasks that align with long-term objectives and focusing energy on them, rather than getting lost in low-impact activities.