I have neglected this blog for too long. My apologies to those who may have been reading, but even greater apologies to myself. I have neglected the search for my passion for too long.
The good news is that I have been actually making some progress on finding my passion. A few months ago, I heard about Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers. I read about it in a blog post by Orson Scott Card. Now, I have to admit I haven’t read the book yet, but it is high on my list. What intrigued me was the notion that an expert is someone who has put 10,000 hours into their craft.
I started asking myself, “what have I spent 10,000 hours doing?” It hit me that I have spent well over 10,000 hours researching time and task management. I have read countless books on the topic and taken nearly a dozen seminars. I think I have found my passion.
In March, I took an opportunity to teach my first class on time management that wasn’t just parroting someone else’s methodology. I actually put a few of my own ideas in it, tying several different things together to make it a ‘time management for technologists’ approach. It went over very well. I had 45 people in the room and only one left before it was over. The number kept growing as time went on. It was a hugely successful experience for me and taught me some good lessons.
Since then, I have been toying with this notion more. I started another blog – Dan in Focus – to discuss the concept of Focus. I am working more on the presentation. I have two more scheduled later this month internally at work. I am making some progress. I just need to build momentum.
