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2023
- Initial Title on 3/22/2023: “The Thumoslang Experience: My Journey Through Adolescence” (TE)
- New Title on 3/30/2023: “Foresight Education: Success Assurance for Our Group” (FE)
- New Title on 4/18/2023: “Raising Seadragon: Thumos Philosophy & Thumoslang” (RS1)
- Draft 1 on 4/22/2023: The first 16 chapters plus the Dedication, Preface, and Synopsis.
March
Miguel started to write the Interal-Use-Only booklet, “The Thumoslang Experience: My Journey Through Adolescence” (TE), on 3/22/2023, the day after Seadragon’s first day on his first job at QMG.
Their rapport during the job interview and the first day working together inspired Miguel to write the following chapters within 48 hours. The booklet was kept only for internal use by QMG.
- Welcome to Our Group
- TE1, FE1, RS3 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
- TE1, FE1, RS3 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
- The Adventures of Team Voda
- TE2, FE2, RS4 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
- Day One: Discover Thumoslang
- TE3, FE12, RS12 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
- TE3, FE12, RS12 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
- An Eye-Opening First Workday
- TE4, FE13, RS13 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
On his second day at his new job, Seadragon was amazed when Miguel showed him the first four chapters of an internal booklet he was writing about Seadragon’s journey. Seadragon was impressed by how much Miguel had written in just two days and felt incredibly lucky to have such a unique first job experience.
On 3/26/2023, Miguel wrote the following:
- The Joy of Pizza and Friendship
- TE5, FE14, RS14 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
On 3/27/2023, Miguel wrote the following:
- My Mentor’s Gadget
- TE6, FE3, RS5 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
- The Snake, Fan, and Tree Trunk
- TE7, FE5, RS1 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
- Deep Time
- TE8, FE6, RS2 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
On 3/29/2023, Miguel completed the ninth and final chapter of the booklet:
- Deliverable or Entertainment?
- TE9, FE8, RS8 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
On 3/30/2023, Miguel released the booklet without fanfare as material for professional training and gave the online book a new title, “Foresight Education: Success Assurance for Our Group” (FE). He added the following chapters on the next day:
- From Your Mentor Miguel
- FE4, RS6
- Status(4/20): This chapter could use further development.
- Become More Powerful
- FE9, RS9 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
- Bongo for All
- FE10, RS10
- Status(4/20): This chapter could use further development.
- QMG: Bongo One!
- FE11, RS11
- Status(4/20): This chapter could use further development.
On 3/31/2023, Miguel added the following:
- Ultimate Meaning of Leadership
- FE7, RS7 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
April
On 4/10/2023, Alec reordered the first 14 chapters of the FE book. He switched between teaching and storytelling throughout the book to make it more interesting to the reader.
- The original Chapter 1, Welcome to Our Group, becomes Chapter 3.
- The original Chapter 2, The Adventures of Team Voda, becomes Chapter 4.
- The original Chapter 3, My Mentor’s Gadget, becomes Chapter 5.
- The original Chapter 4, From Your Mentor Miguel, becomes Chapter 6.
- The original Chapter 5, The Snake, Fan, and Tree Trunk, becomes Chapter 1.
- The original Chapter 6, Deep Time, becomes Chapter 2.
- The other nine of the 14 chapters stay in the same relative position on the Table of Contents.
On 4/15/2023, Miguel composed the following internal memo that initiated a new monthly tradition. From then on, Miguel is expected to write a similar memo in the middle of each month.
On 4/17/2023, Miguel wrote the following chapter before he took Seadragon and Junior on a work outing to watch a movie and talk about the chapter, inspired by the Miguel’s meeting with Lyonel and Alec on the previous day.
- Activate the True Purpose of Your Life (Chapter 15)
- FE15, RS15 | Status(4/20): Draft 1
On 4/18/2023, Miguel replaced the book title with, “Raising Seadragon: Thumos Philosophy & Thumoslang” (RS1). He was inspired by Seadragon when he reaffirmed his promise to finish learning how to type within two months and made the new promise to read the original Thumos textbook, titled “Thumos: Adulthood, Love, & Collaboration,” on the previous day.
On 4/19/2023, Miguel wrote the Synopsis, which incorporates the events from Seadragon and Junior’s discussion about Chapter 15. Alec approved it that same evening while Miguel assisted him with SQL coding for his Database Design homework. Miguel also wrote the Dedication on the same day.
- Pending Task: Alec said that we must revisit the Synopsis when all chapters reach the final-draft status.
On 4/20/2023, Miguel wrote the Preface, added Publishing Status, and found that only 12 of the first 15 chapters achieve the Draft-1 status. The following three chapters could use further development and strengthening:
- From Your Mentor Miguel (Chapter 6)
- Bongo for All (Chapter 10)
- QMG: Bongo One! (Chapter 11)
On 4/21/2023, Miguel added Chapter 16, Seadragon and the Original Thumos Textbook, renamed Chapter 11, The First Bongo Group, and improve chapters 6, 10, and 11.
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