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Big Ideas Book Discussion | When to Say Yes: The Five Steps to Protect Your Time (February 2022)

Feb 25, 2022, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

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The first title in the new year’s Big Ideas Book Discussion series is "When to Say Yes" by Don Khouri (c2021) For several years, the State Library’s Continuing Education Team has chosen an annual theme around which to develop education offerings. 2022’s theme is “The Year of Yes,” making this book especially timely.
Saying YES to new things is great, but doing so often demands letting go and saying NO to old practices and old habits. 

This review from Amazon: “In this revolutionary approach to personal productivity, you'll discover how to successfully triage the requests coming your way so you can stop bleeding time. You'll learn the importance of being purposely productive rather than constantly busy and vanquish your to-do list for good. Drawing on human psychology, case studies, and personal stories, Don Khouri shares the Five Steps for evaluating and prioritizing requests from bosses, colleagues, friends, family—even yourself…”

In Big Ideas Book Discussions, State Library staff and partners facilitate discussions
using books outside of library management, but with plenty of application to library
management. Choosing books on leadership, civic engagement, presentation skills, etc.we connect those ideas with public library service.

We encourage participants to purchase books used throughout the Big Ideas series for your own collections. And join us for the next good read: When to Say Yes.