308: Laura Vanderkam: How To Create More Time In Your Day
Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management books, including Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, and 168 Hours. Her TED talk, "How to gain control of your free time," has been viewed more than 7 million times. She is the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and four children, and blogs at LauraVanderkam.com.\xa0\nLaura sent me a copy of Off The Clock and I could not put it down.\xa0The stories were so compelling and her tactics around time management made me straight up PUMPED UP about being a better time manager in order to create more time in my life and more space in my head.\xa0\nTake notes on this episode.\xa0There are so many fantastic pointers!\xa0\nListen in to hear Laura share:\n\nThe secrets of people who have all the time in the world\n\nHow a mom or 18-month-old triplets created 3 hours of personal time for herself #everydamnday\n\nWhat she learned from time tracking her habits for 8,784 hours\n\nHow to change your perspective on time and immediately have more time in your day\n\nHow to better prioritize time for things you actually enjoy\n\nWhy checking our phones makes us feel like we have less time\n\nHow to use memories to expand the time\n\nWhy you should plan your upcoming weeks on Friday and not Sunday (or Monday!)\n\nLinks Mentioned:\n\nConnect with Laura: Laura Vanderkam\n\n\nTune into Laura\u2019s podcast: Best of Both World\n\n\nLaura on Facebook\n\n\nLaura on Twitter\n\n\nLaura on Instagram\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\nHeadspace: If you\u2019ve been wanting to add mediation to your life, check out the Headspace app and get a free month trial at Head Space.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices