Chapter Nineteen. Drucker’s Principles of Self-Development

Peter had visibly aged since I had last seen him, so I slowed my pace to match his. We entered the restaurant at which he had already made reservations and were led to our table by the hostess. Peter sat with difficulty. He fiddled with the two large hearing aids he had begun using.

“These need to be adjusted for ambient noise,” he explained. “Otherwise it comes through garbled and I can’t understand a thing. Now, what are you working on these days?”

“Mostly an old project,” I said. “I’ve been trying to write a strategy book for about twenty years or more, but I never seem to find the time to give it the attention it deserves.”

“A common problem,” he responded, as the waitress handed us menus. ...

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