Margin

I liked the message behind this book and the idea of creating margin in our lives. The idea that this is written by a doctor is powerful as well. I ended up skimming much of the book though. I felt it was wordy and over complicated for a book about simplifying lives and creating margin. Also overall it felt the solution for creating margin is to move to another country, preferably third world. I liked the book but would prefer a more simple approach to the message.

When I was a couple chapters into Richard Swenson's book [b:Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives 837905 Margin Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives Richard A. Swenson https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1432479470l/837905.SY75.jpg 823483], I was already convinced that both his diagnosis and prescription were on target. It is self-evidently true in my own life and in the lives of those I observe around me. The modern world, with all of the benefits of progress and its great comforts, has brought us to the brink of overload and then kicked us over....Read my full review...