Often times I think of ideas for books I would like to write but think that I would first write a white paper on the topic to flush out my ideas. Most of the time, however, I write a blog post about the idea and never quite move on to those, more formal, stages. But there is something to this progression that seems very agile. If I made a conscious effort to push through these stages more quickly, getting feedback and having discussions along the way, I may just realize one of my life goals: to write a book.