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Put out by the Success Motivation Institute, Inc., who could resist a record that is subtitled “…who knows that TIME is on YOUR SIDE, the moment that you ORGANIZE IT!”
I bought this record because of the awesome graphic on the cover of a bunch of strangely-lit hourglasses sitting on pedestals emerging from a void of blackness, disappearing into oblivion. If the record was half as good as the cover, it was worth my 25 cents at the local Hadassah Bargain Spot. |
The record opens with ominous orchestral music reminiscent of an epic biblical movie. the narrator intones… “TIME…” and then goes on to describe all the things time is, dramatically pausing after every mention of the word “TIME…”
After the introduction, things begin to slightly go downhill. Mr. Meyer explains what time means to everyone, a bit on the concept of time, and then proceeds to state the obvious again and again. He uses a seemingly unsuspecting friend as he stalks him at a local coffee shop, and tells us how this gentleman is wasting time chatting and reading the paper when he could be working hard and utilizing his TIME… efficiently.
Basically, the moral of the story is… Don’t slack.
Aside from the dramatic, yet oddly anti-climactic dialogue, this record is a nerd’s wet dream, if only for the fact that, through listening to it, I discovered that They Might Be Giants sampled from it on their song “Snowball in Hell” off their Lincoln album.
We discover how Joe Anderson sucks at golf (.wav file).
Time goes slowly for crying babies (.wav file).
They Might Be Giants:
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These messages are timeless and (perhaps) more relevent than ever before. Paul J. Meyer is my first coach, and only one gets that position, though many greats have followed. God bless you all!
Your review of “Time Management” is interesting. Is it possible that it is “Unpleasant” because what Mr. Meyer says is true? Countless people(1,000,000+) have purchased his materials, and passed them on to others, who have transformed their lives by his message. Simple, easy to follow,and personal responsibility are the main points. No wonder this is reviewed on “unpleasant.org”. Notice I did not capitalize the website. Think about it.