Living Forward

Three of the ideas you’ll keep

The Clif summary of Living Forward pulls out 7 insights. Here are the first three.

1. The default trajectory of a busy life is **drift**, passivity, distraction, overload, and the illusion of unlimited time slowly steer you somewhere you never chose to go.
2. A **Life Plan** is a short written document, not a corporate binder. Hyatt and Harkavy insist you can draft the first version in a single day and revise it forever after.
3. Divide life into **Life Accounts** (health, marriage, finances, faith, friendships, etc.), then rank each by how it's currently performing versus how much it matters, the gaps show you where to spend energy.

The other 4 — and the full 11-minute summary — are in the app.

What’s inside: 8 chapters

The whole summary runs about 11 minutes, read or listened to.

1. The Problem Isn't a Bad Map: It's No Map at All
2. Living With the End in Mind
3. The Three Questions That Structure a Life
4. Mapping Your Life Accounts
5. Writing Each Account: Purpose, Vision, Reality, Commitments
6. Dedicating a Day to Draft It
7. Keeping the Plan Alive Through Review
8. Making the Change Stick, and Leading Others There