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9 Strategies To Better Control Your Time - Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam is a time management expert and an author. Time is non-renewable. It's the single most important asset we have, and yet almost everyone wishes they spent their time differently. Thankfully Laura has distilled 9 of her best strategies from years of coaching people on how to control their time effectively. Expect to learn what everyone is getting wrong when it comes to writing their to-do lists, why intentionality is such a crucial skill to develop, how having a bedtime can fix your daytime schedule issues, how to make boring routine tasks suck less, a simple solution to ensure you do hard things and much more... Sponsors: Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://bit.ly/cdwisdom (use code MW15) Get a free bag of Colima Sea Salt at http://modernwisdomsalt.com/ (discount automatically applied) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Buy Tranquility By Tuesday - https://amzn.to/3hPdXTe Follow Laura on Twitter - https://twitter.com/lvanderkam Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #timemanagement #productivity #happiness - 00:00 Intro 00:22 Why Is Time Management So Overwhelming? 04:44 Common Errors in Managing Time 09:28 Creating a Life That You Enjoy 19:49 The Need to Set a Bedtime 25:06 Use Fridays for Planning 29:50 Do Physical Activity By 3pm 32:47 Form Habits by Doing Something 3x a Week 38:42 Creating Backup Slots in Your Schedule 43:19 One Big Adventure, One Little Adventure 50:12 Batching the Little Tasks in Life 1:00:19 Where to Find Laura - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Laura VanderkamguestChris Williamsonhost
Nov 19, 20221h 1mWatch on YouTube ↗

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November 19, 2022
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1h 1m
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Modern Wisdom
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Laura Vanderkam is a time management expert and an author. Time is non-renewable. It's the single most important asset we have, and yet almost everyone wishes they spent their time differently. Thankfully Laura has distilled 9 of her best strategies from years of coaching people on how to control their time effectively. Expect to learn what everyone is getting wrong when it comes to writing their to-do lists, why intentionality is such a crucial skill to develop, how having a bedtime can fix your daytime schedule issues, how to make boring routine tasks suck less, a simple solution to ensure you do hard things and much more... Sponsors: Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://bit.ly/cdwisdom (use code MW15) Get a free bag of Colima Sea Salt at http://modernwisdomsalt.com/ (discount automatically applied) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Buy Tranquility By Tuesday - https://amzn.to/3hPdXTe Follow Laura on Twitter - https://twitter.com/lvanderkam Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #timemanagement #productivity #happiness - 00:00 Intro 00:22 Why Is Time Management So Overwhelming? 04:44 Common Errors in Managing Time 09:28 Creating a Life That You Enjoy 19:49 The Need to Set a Bedtime 25:06 Use Fridays for Planning 29:50 Do Physical Activity By 3pm 32:47 Form Habits by Doing Something 3x a Week 38:42 Creating Backup Slots in Your Schedule 43:19 One Big Adventure, One Little Adventure 50:12 Batching the Little Tasks in Life 1:00:19 Where to Find Laura - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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  • Laura Vanderkam

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  • Chris Williamson

    host
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Laura Vanderkam and Chris Williamson, 9 Strategies To Better Control Your Time - Laura Vanderkam explores nine Practical Rules To Reclaim Your Time, Energy, And Attention Laura Vanderkam explains why most people feel overwhelmed by time: not because they truly lack hours, but because they lack awareness, intentionality, and a clear vision for how they want to spend those hours.

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