MARGINIntroductionThe world has a plethora of information directed at people who want to know how to accomplish whatever they desire. Libraries are filled with traditional books, audiobooks, and even e-books, while the worldwide Web is filled with site after site on a wide range of instructions, such as how to manage your time, how to have a better marriage, how to find more time and the list goes on and on. Richard Swenson's Margin is no different than other manuals on how to manage time, however his book is different in that he brings not only empathy but also sympathy to this manual because it was once without margins. He states: “I know the extent and severity of this condition from three sources. First, I observed it in patients' lives. Second, I have seen the effects in the lives of the interns and residents I have taught for fifteen years. Third, I know the weight of a life without margins because for a long time it sat on my chest. “Without margins it is chaos that grips us and sends us into a spiral of failure. It is an ever-shrinking time bubble that seeks to consume us, no matter who we are or who we think we are. Swenson says Marginless is the disease of the new millennium; and as with many diseases, the cure often lies in the disease itself, so according to Swenson the margin is the cure. Swenson addresses emotional restoration, physical, financial, and time reserves of overburdened lives in three main points. The problem of pain, the prescription margin and the health prognosis. The Problem of PainThe advent of technology has greatly increased our productive lifestyles and it would be difficult to find any who have not been affected by the ev...... middle of paper ...... to address the symptoms at the order to determine the pain problem leading to the margin. His response to these beers is The margin of prescription in the hope of arriving at the health prognosis. The way he ends the book with the question ARE YOU READY is much more than a question, it's a kind of challenge to anyone who wants to put aside any preconceived notions about who they think they are and take an honest assessment of our lives to see if they have Margin or I am Without Margin. The biblical terminology for what Swenson describes as “margin” is Sabbath. God created 6 days for work and on the seventh day he rested. In today's society, hard-working men and women desperately need rest (Sabbath). While not a cure all, Margin is a good start that seems to address man in both the physical and spiritual realms, which can also be achieved through weekly sabbaticals..