In Mind Management, Not Time Management, David Kadavy challenges the traditional focus on time as the key to productivity. Instead, he emphasizes the importance of managing your mental energy, creativity, and focus. The book offers a framework for aligning your work with your natural mental states—such as idea generation, drafting, editing, and executing—rather than rigidly scheduling tasks by the clock. Kadavy shares practical strategies to harness peak creativity, reduce decision fatigue, and build habits that support creative output. The core message: productivity isn’t about doing more hours of work—it’s about doing the right kind of work at the right time for your mind.