115. How to Be Productive Like The Top 1% | Laura Vanderkam

Growth Minds

Laura Vanderkam 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 publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune.

• Tranquility by Tuesday: https://lauravanderkam.com/books/tranquility-by-tuesday/

In our conversation we talked about work schedules, how to spend your time in no-working hours, balancing you life, to-do lists, and much more.

TIME STAMPS:

(0:00) Intro
(1:22) The 40-hour work week
(11:30) Flexibility during the work week
(16:02) How many hours can you work in a day?
(21:30) Planning for the week
(28:39) Tips for scheduling your day
(31:25) Saying no to things
(35:06) Having open spaces in your schedule
(46:44) Creating effective to-do lists

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