Just wanted to drop you a line in a somewhat appropriate place for my comment, but wanted to say that after reading the book and being inspired, I’ve come to understand the consulting profession I am in is perfectly moldable to a lot of the concepts in the book, and it can clearly pave a way towards taking advantage of living life the way you want to. I’m starting with e-mails, and moving to phones, as those take up most of my time now, but as you know, the sky is the limit.

Thanks for the Inspiration,
Trent

As many have said in the past: great book, great site. Thanks for sharing with the world (c:

Anyway, I do have some questions here that keep me wondering about things. If you do find the time, please feel free to clarify some things for me. Thanks in advance!

1) Reading all this content you have published so far and looking at your life (man, we’re the same age and you have achieved all that, respect!) I think it’s clear that you’re a pretty smart guy. But I ask myself: how much of that is just plain trial and error as you describe also in your book and how much of that is because you simply seem to have a higher IQ than the ‘average Joe’. Maybe this is not the case and you’re just one of your best customers of your own product, BrainQuicken. If so, please let me know in how far you think, from a scientific point of view (and pls without advertisement as your BrainQuicken website speaks for itself) BrainQuicken supports you in coming up with these great ideas of yours.

2) I wonder: after all the excietement now about your book and your lifestyle philosophy (now you probably hold lots of lectures at many companies worldwide, you need to be informed what’s going on on your blog to answer at least some questions in the many subforums etc etc): how can you still keep up this lifestyle you’re promoting in your book. Of course, you have your VAs but they can’t write all the answers for you in the blogs (or can they?). Logically thinking you must be back to where you were some years ago: checking emails and your blog many times per day…

3) Although BrainQuicken was not intended to be your ‘muse’ in the way it is described in your book (since, from what I know, development started earlier than the book and the book seems also to be a product of your long working hours with BrainQuicken): how did you think of this product which in the end became your muse (well, until you wrote the book, at least)? I mean, reading the testimonials on the website I am sure it most be THE product when it comes to enhancing the possibilities of ones brain capabilities.

Thanks again in advance for commenting on these questions. It will help me to leave, as we say in German, ‘das Tal der Ahnungslosen’ (c;

Best regards to wherever you are these days,
David

Hi Jack,

As it turns out, the poem was originally written by a child psychologist, which has now been attributed in the book for the last 15 printings or so. My interns and I were unable to source this beyond the anecdotal attribution via the received e-mail when the book was originally published. Problem solved now, and no fatalities to boot.

Hope that helps!

Tim