How to Feel Less Busy and Get More Done with Laura Vanderkam [Episode 12]

Hey! On today's ep I'm interviewing Laura Vanderkam, the author of several time management and productivity books, including the new Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters, along with Juliet’s School of Possibilities, Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours. Her work has appeared in publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune. She is the host of the podcast Before Breakfast and the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and five children, and blogs at LauraVanderkam.com. Buy Laura’s book Off The Clock, Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done: https://amzn.to/49j0bNo But Laura’s other books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Laura-Vanderkam/author/B001JRX55A?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true RECCS OF THE WEEK ✨ Time Smart by Ashley Willans - https://amzn.to/3IW8OTl ✨ Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management - https://amzn.to/3IWT6rb SHOP ✨ The Intention App - Manage Your Mind to Create a Life That Feels Good ⇢ ⁠https://www.theintentionapp.com/⁠ ✨ The Life Map - Part eBook, part digital workbook. Use The Life Map (2.0) to create your most incredible year yet ⇢ https://www.muchelleb.com.au/the-life-map CONNECT WITH ME 🧚 On Instagram ⇢ ⁠@muchelleb⁠ 🧚 TikTok ⇢ ⁠@muchelleb⁠ 🧚 Website ⇢ ⁠http://muchelleb.com.au/⁠ 🧚 Get Product / Service Support ⇢ ⁠https://muchelleb.com.au/get-support⁠ 🧚 Collaboration Enquiries ⇢ ⁠https://muchelleb.com.au/work-with-me CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction to Time Scarcity and Time Abundance 01:20 Noticing Variability in Daily Life 03:11 Tracking Time to Gain Perspective 04:03 Beliefs and Habits of People with Time Abundance 05:23 Making Time for What Matters 06:23 Mindfulness and Time Abundance 08:14 Tips for Easier Time Tracking 09:38 Effortful Fun before Effortless Fun 10:57 Impact of Free Time on Time Freedom 13:09 Noticing and Being Mindful of Time 14:06 Effortful Fun for More Variety in Leisure Time 15:55 Mini Moves: Noticing Time Abundance and Time Tracking