Use the Guide and Reader Companion to keep thinking after reading.
These tools are designed to help readers go further than passive reading. Use the Guide when you want a fast explanation of an idea. Use the Reader Companion when you want to follow a book closely, connect chapters, compare books, or test your own understanding.
Timeconomy Guide
Use the Guide when you want quick explanations, plain-language definitions, or a fast way to explore how the framework works. It is best for clarifying terms, tracing the main argument, and understanding the core structure of the Timeconomy.
- Understand a concept quickly
- Ask for a plain-language explanation
- Compare one idea with another
- Get a short summary before reading further
- "What does the Timeconomy mean by value?"
- "Explain the Three Laws in plain language."
- "How does the Timeconomy define wealth differently from standard economics?"
- "Why does money flow toward time-savers?"
- "Explain friction, traction, roads, signs, and tolls in the Timeconomy framework."
Reader Companion
Use the Reader Companion while reading or after reading a chapter. It is best for helping you connect books, compare arguments, trace how one idea leads into another, and test whether you actually understand the framework rather than only recognizing the words.
- Follow a book chapter by chapter
- Connect one book to another
- Test your own understanding
- Apply the framework to a real example
- "I am reading What Money Really Is. What should I pay closest attention to in Chapter 1?"
- "How does Freedom vs. Control connect to the Three Laws?"
- "Compare The True Origin of Wealth with Beyond GDP - Value Life."
- "How does Future in the Making build on the money and wealth books?"
- "Test my understanding of this chapter by asking me three good questions."
A simple way to use both
Start with the Guide when you want to understand an idea quickly.
Move to the Reader Companion when you want to stay with a book, compare books, or test your own grasp of the argument.
In practice, many readers will use both: the Guide to clarify the framework, and the Companion to follow the reading path in depth.