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Tranquility by Tuesday

9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters

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Tranquility by Tuesday

By: Laura Vanderkam
Narrated by: Laura Vanderkam
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 “An indispensable manual...Tranquility by Tuesday offers plenty of inspiration for a more serene life, and down-to-earth and evidence-backed advice for actually making it happen."
--Oliver Burkeman, New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks

For anyone who’s sick of letting to-do lists dictate their time, Laura Vanderkam, the bestselling author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, shares nine strategies for reclaiming your hours

Do you find yourself hoping that someday, life will be less hectic? One day, you say, you’ll finally have time for the activities that you love – writing that book, completing that triathlon, traveling with friends. But if the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that life is unpredictable. If we’re not careful, dull, unfulfilling tasks can quickly occupy our precious hours, derail our best-laid plans, and make life feel like a slog.

In Tranquility by Tuesday, Laura Vanderkam explains that if you want something to happen, you need to design your life to make it happen. Work crises, childcare emergencies, and home repairs are inevitable, and the mundane tasks of life – cooking, cleaning, laundry – aren’t going anywhere. To make time for what matters, you need a resilient schedule, not a perfect schedule. Based on a time diary study of over 150 people, Vanderkam shares nine strategies for building opportunities for joy, nourishment, and fulfillment into your week, such as:

  • Three times a week is a habit
  • One big adventure, one little adventure
  • Effortful before effortless

This is more than a time management book about “how to do it all.” It’s a look at how real people changed their lives using Vanderkam’s nine rules, and how you can do the same. It’s about intentionally living the life that you want to live, and becoming an autonomous steward of life’s possibilities. Career Success Personal Development Personal Success Time Management Time Management & Productivity Career Adventure
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If you’ve got kids, are working and have a full and busy life - then this book will give you some original ways to really embrace it all. This book focuses on making the most of our time, making those memories with your family and have a full and busy life that still feels enjoyable. Highly recommended

Making life in the busy family years more enjoyable

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Laura has such a common sense, practical approach to working through the 9 rules contained in this book. Very useful and relatable.

Practical advice expertly delivered

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So many great tips from Laura that will really help me to make time for the things I enjoy.

Reclaiming my Time

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This book provides a fresh perspective on time management even for those who have read other books on the subject.

I fully recommend this book if your time seems too little to live your fullest life.

Sound advice

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One of the most practical and relatable time management books I have read. A simple framework that feels easy to follow! Feeling positive and uplifted about the future. Thank you Laura!

Practical and relatable, simple framework easy to follow

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