I mentioned once that I’m writing a book. This isn’t the first book I’ve started writing, but it’s the only one I’ve continued to work on and I think it’ll be the first one (of many, I hope) that I’ll publish. The book will be a compilation of stories detailing how I’ve used life hacks to make a better and freer life for myself.
I’ve divided the book into four main sections, each of which focuses on one particular subject: mental freedom, financial freedom, time freedom, and obtaining freedom. Mental freedom explores such subjects as mindfulness, presence, inner peace, self-awareness, emotions, and dealing with your thoughts. Financial freedom talks about making money without having a job, developing passive income, being able to make money while traveling or living in remote locations, and overall being in control of money rather than it controlling you. In the section about time freedom, I discuss ways to free up large amounts of time to spend as you like, managing time your effectively, being able to pursue your passions, and getting to spend a lot of time with the people you love. The final section, obtaining freedom, looks at how to develop a plan to move from where you are to where you want to be. Each subject overlaps with the others, so there are a few recurring themes and explorations of the same concepts from different angles. This fits in with my view that freedom is holistic and is strongest when every concept is present and properly integrated.
There are some things that I’ll have to experience firsthand before I can write about them with any authority (such as most of the financial freedom stuff), but there is a lot that I already know a decent amount about at this point (a good bit of the stuff about mental freedom, time freedom, and obtaining freedom). I want the book to be a helpful resource to anyone looking to improve their lives, so I’m doing my best to fill it with useful information that is organized such that it’s easy to find. That is why I’ve also included a recommended reading section for the books that have helped me create the life of my dreams.
Working on the book has benefited me a lot in several ways. Having all this information together in one place helps me remember to use life hacks regularly in my own life, see the connections between these ideas, and think of new posts for my blog. It also shows me where I’ve made good progress and where I still have a lot to learn. Additionally, since I’ve spent many blog posts talking about this stuff, I copied and pasted a lot of them into the Microsoft Word document that I’m using to keep track of everything. Having those posts available has saved me a lot of time and a lot of work, although I still have a lot of work to do as far as editing them, changing some things, and moving them around to their proper places. There is some stuff I’ve written for the book that I haven’t yet talked about on my blog, but it’ll probably make an appearance at some point. I don’t know when the book will be ready for publishing, but I’m off to a good start with it and I work on it whenever I think of something to add or edit. I love working on it and I always get excited when I think about the impact it’ll have when it’s published. This is one of several ways I plan to give back by sharing what I’ve learned with the world and I’m loving every minute of watching it unfold.