I've stayed away from productivity books and talks like they were the flu. I just didn't think I needed efficiency in my life. I didn't want to hear their email hacks or their prioritization matrix.

And then I came across the work of Laura Vanderkam and understood just how wrong I had been all this time. Productivity isn't about being a more efficient cog at work. Productivity is about managing your life in such a way to significantly increase how much fun you're having and how much growth you're achieving.

Laura is the author of several time management and productivity books, including 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 the New York Times, the Wall StreetJournal, Fast Company, and Fortune. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and four kids.

Laura and I are going to discuss:

• The biggest question you can ask yourself to increase the time you have available each day
• How we ruin the free time we do have
• How to help yourself do the things you really want out of life
• The tool Laura recommends to help you find all the free time you actually need
• How to change your morning routine to be a lot more fun and productive

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• Laura's website: https://lauravanderkam.com/
• The time tracker worksheet: https://lauravanderkam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/168-hours-v2.pdf
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