Time Warrior

I'm giving this two stars instead of one, since I actually do want to run through it once more (on 2x speed playback) to jot down some of the more interesting quotes and ideas. However, overall this thing is a mess.

The author promises an intriguing concept: a non-linear approach to time management. What exactly he means by this gets lost in his poorly structured, stream-of-consciousness writing. I gather that he means one should focus on the current moment, rather than fretting about the future.

Generally, he's trying to meld zen mindfulness concepts with some cognitive behavioral therapy approaches, with an (un)healthy dose of self help pop-psych guru BS. His devotion to the execrable Byron Katie (who is infamous for stating that an 8-year-old can be partially to blame for his own molestation) is a huge red flag.

If you want to learn about mindfulness practice, check out Thich Nhat Hanh and Jon Kabat-Zinn. For a very practical walk-through of cognitive behavioral therapy, read Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, by Stanford professor of psychiatry David Burns.

If you like, you could check Time Warrior out of the library and flip through it for some inspirational quotes and a few intriguing ideas, but I would definitely recommend this for skimming, rather than actually reading!