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Laura Vanderkam, the acclaimed author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, isn't like other time-management gurus. She's not trying to shave off 30 seconds here or there; she's interested in the emotional and psychological side of the 168 hours everyone has each week. Her message is that we all have more time than we think we do and can feel less stressed while getting more done.  

Do you struggle to balance the demands of a successful career with quality time with family and friends, your hobbies, and even a decent night's sleep? In I Know How She Does It, time management expert and best-selling author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, Laura Vanderkam reveals the surprising strategies you can use to spend more time on the things you enjoy.

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.

There are 168 hours in a week. This book is about where the time really goes, and how we can all use it better. It's an unquestioned truth of modern life: we are starved for time. With the rise of two-income families, extreme jobs, and 24/7 connectivity, life is so frenzied we can barely find time to breathe. We tell ourselves we'd like to read more, get to the gym regularly, try new hobbies, and accomplish all kinds of goals.

Mornings are a madcap time for many of us. We wake up in a haze - often after hitting snooze a few times. Then we rush around to get ready and out the door so we can officially start the day. Before we know it, hours have slipped by without us accomplishing anything beyond downing a cup of coffee, dashing off a few emails, and dishing with our coworkers around the water cooler. By the time the workday wraps up, we're so exhausted and defeated that any motivation to accomplish something in the evening has vanished.

People who do amazing things in the world - developing a new cancer drug, creating award-winning ads, helping their communities - may seem to have all sorts of advantages. But they don’t have any more hours than the rest of us. Instead, they may be allocating their hours in interesting ways that the rest of us can learn from. In this workshop, time management expert Laura Vanderkam explains about how broadening our perspective on time will help us be more intentional with the hours we have, and shares the simple, practical steps your team can take to start making time work for them.

Drawing on her 18 years of experience working remotely, plus original interviews with managers, employees and free agents who've perfected their remote routines, Laura Vanderkam shares strategies for productivity, creativity and health in the new corner office. How do you do great work while sitting near the same spot where you watch Netflix? How can you be responsive without losing the focus necessary for getting things done? How can you maintain and grow your network when you spend less time face to face? 

A charming, life-changing fable that will help you rethink your whole approach to time, priorities, and possibilities. 

¡Disfruta de la vida sin importar cuán ocupado estés! La mayoría de nosotros nos sentimos constantemente ajetreados, inseguros de cómo escapar de la sensación de opresión por tantas cosas que hacer. Piénsalo: ¿por qué no has corrido esos 10 km o leído ese libro en tu buró? Laura Vanderkam, autora del best seller Qué hace la gente exitosa antes del desayuno, asegura que con los hábitos correctos puedes vivir de manera eficiente y efectiva y aun así percibir el tiempo de forma abundante. 

Estrategias para balancear tu vida y hacer que el trabajo en casa funcione a tu favor. Estrategias para mantener la productividad, la creatividad y el equilibrio mientras trabajas desde casa. 

Riley Jenkins es una consultora ambiciosa y trabajadora de veintinueve años que está acostumbrada a toda una vida de evaluaciones casi perfectas, hasta que recibe una terrible evaluación de desempeño de su jefe. ¿Cómo es eso posible cuando Riley hace todo lo que sus clientes quieren, incluso responde a sus correos electrónicos las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana, más rápido de lo que esperan?

Las mañanas son la clave para tomar el control de tus horarios. Si las usas sabiamente, podrás construir hábitos que te permitan llevar una vida más feliz y más productiva. Sobre la base de anécdotas de la vida real e investigación científica que muestra por qué las primeras horas del día son tan importantes, Laura Vanderkam revela cómo las personas exitosas usan las mañanas para realizar las cosas que, a menudo, son imposibles de hacer más tarde en el día.

Aplaca el caos, haz que sucedan cosas buenas y desperdicia menos tiempo.