Imagine a Roman runner being handed an urgent message from Caesar. "Take this to the outer provinces," they’re told. Months later, after dodging bandits, crossing rivers, and enduring the elements, the message finally arrives. By then, Caesar might already be dead, his decree rendered irrelevant. Fast forward to today. The President tweets, and by lunch, every news outlet and social media account is debating the message in real time. From decree to discussion, what took ancient Rome months now takes minutes. In terms of communication speed, governance, and societal evolution, the United States isn’t just 270 years old—it’s effectively 5,000 years old. Let me explain. The Tech Tree of Time Think of history as a "tech tree" (shoutout to all the strategy gamers out there). Each society climbs the tree at its own pace, unlocking new advancements like roads, printing presses, and the internet. Ancient Rome, at its peak, had well-paved roads and an impressive courier system. But even at their best, communication was slow, and decisions could take years to ripple through the empire. The United States, thanks to its rapid adoption of technologies like the telegraph, telephone, and internet, has rocketed up the tech tree. In terms of decision-making cycles, communication, and societal evolution, the U.S. has compressed thousands of years of history into just a few centuries. A Day Feels Like a Century Here’s where it gets interesting. In ancient times, a person might receive news from their king or emperor only twice in their lifetime. Today, we’re bombarded with major news events several times a day. Each announcement triggers debates, reactions, and policy changes in hours, not decades. If the pace of information is a marker of societal "aging," then we’re living at hyper-speed. Consider this: - In Rome, a single proclamation might take months to deliver and years to implement. - In the U.S., the same cycle—announcement, debate, response—happens in hours. If one day in the modern U.S. equates to 100 years of Roman decision-making, then 270 calendar years of American history start looking like 5,000 years on the historical speedometer.

I just got back from a nine Day sprint, Took me 9 hours to Drive to NJ for two book signings and to meet with a couple of potential agents. Talked to store owners and did a free one hour workshop that I will edit and post here as an evergreen feeder (free on my group) still came home with Cha Ching from selling my $99 book and other merch... Here is what I struggle with... I really need a day off... maybe two. Does it make me less committed or weak if at 65 I need a down day?

He is a wiseman and one of our founders... attend if you can Dear Tim, We are all evolving. Our bodies, our knowledge base, our skills, and our perspectives change over time with our life experiences. And while most people don’t realize it, we each have the tremendous opportunity to influence that evolutionary process in a very positive way! As the name suggests, with the Personal Evolution Project we focus on the concept of lifelong personal evolution... setting your sights on how you want to feel, and who you want to be in five years, ten years, or even 20 years down the road. Do you want to be Healthy? Do you want to be Wise? Do you want to have great relationships with family and friends? Do you want to be known as a Loving and Kind person? Join us tonight as we introduce this new concept and take the next steps on your Personal Evolution Project! In the first part of the meeting, we'll continue to focus on the concept of a Positive Energy Toolkit that we introduced in the last couple of meetings and how we all have many ways of leveraging the power of our Focused Minds. And we'll offer some ways in which you can develop the habit of Focused Attention and more readily remember the power that you already have to reduce tension and stress, increase health and happiness, and boost your performance! As we like to say, the biggest challenge isn't the "shifting and lifting"... it's remembering that we can! And our meetings can help! So join us tonight at 5:00 PM PT (8:00 PM ET), on zoom. I expect that the meeting will last about one hour. Here’s the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88620923422?pwd=K3ppeW1Xazl0ZzBzdUxUdloyUGVJdz09 (If the link doesn't work, go to https://us02web.zoom.us and click the "Join" button in the upper right, then use meeting ID: 886 2092 3422, Passcode: 158582) And If you are new to our community, we encourage you to take a look at previous meetings at www.FocusedMindCommunity.com