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9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters
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Laura Vanderkam
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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.
©2022 Laura Vanderkam (P)2022 Tranquility by TuesdayListeners also enjoyed...
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The scene of this entertaining story is laid in a charming English village. The plot centres round Miss Barbara Buncle, a maiden lady who was obliged to write a book because – as she naively explained – her dividends were so poor. Unfortunately, Miss Buncle had no imagination, so she wrote about her friends – quite kindly and truthfully, of course, for she was a benevolent and veracious soul.
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A complete pleasure
- By Sara on 01-16-14
By: D. E. Stevenson
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What the Most Successful People Do at Work
- A Short Guide to Making Over Your Career
- By: Laura Vanderkam
- Narrated by: Laura Vanderkam
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
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For many of us, the typical workday makes us feel like hamsters on the proverbial wheel. Plagued by crises and distractions, we work hard all day. But when we go home we’re not much closer to reaching our goals. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Vanderkam shows how successful people employ certain daily practices to make sure their work hours are invested, not squandered.
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worth listening to :)
- By Keisha on 05-06-15
By: Laura Vanderkam
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What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast
- A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings—and Life
- By: Laura Vanderkam
- Narrated by: Laura Vanderkam
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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According to time management expert Laura Vanderkam, mornings hold the key to taking control of our schedules. If we use them wisely, we can build habits that will allow us to lead happier, more productive lives. Drawing on real-life anecdotes and scientific research that shows why the early hours of the day are so important, Vanderkam reveals how successful people use mornings to help them accomplish things that are often impossible to take care of later in the day.
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A statement or two could summarize this book
- By Teresa on 07-22-12
By: Laura Vanderkam
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You Can Fix Your Brain
- Just 1 Hour a Week to the Best Memory, Productivity, and Sleep You've Ever Had
- By: Tom O'Bryan, Mark Hyman
- Narrated by: Tom O'Bryan
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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We've all experienced brain fog - misplaced keys, forgotten facts, a general feeling that you're just feeling off today. And many of us will experience that "fog" manifesting as something more permanent - either in ourselves or our loved ones. No matter what your current brain health state may be, You Can Fix Your Brain will enable and empower you to take concrete steps that will make an immediate difference in your brain’s vitality, clarity, and energy. Your memory will improve, fogginess will disappear, you’ll be less tired all the time, and much more.
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Repetitive until the last three chapters.
- By Toni on 10-20-18
By: Tom O'Bryan, and others
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The PLAN
- Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius
- By: Kendra Adachi
- Narrated by: Kendra Adachi
- Length: 6 hrs
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Most time-management books leave you feeling inadequate, focusing on greatness and optimization. But what if you want to simply live your life without chasing productivity at every turn? Is there a way to manage your time without being at its mercy?
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Essay stretched to book length
- By R on 12-17-24
By: Kendra Adachi
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The Urgent Life
- My Story of Love, Loss, and Survival
- By: Bozoma Saint John
- Narrated by: Bozoma Saint John
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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When Bozoma Saint John's husband, Peter, died of cancer, she made one big decision: to live life urgently. Bozoma was no stranger to adversity, having lost her college boyfriend to suicide, navigated an interracial marriage, grieved a child born prematurely—a process that led to her and Peter's separation—and coparented the daughter who she and Peter shared.
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I Really wanted to love it
- By Anonymous User on 03-06-23
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- Rachel
- 12-06-22
Great Tips, Easy to Implement
I really do love her narration. I feel like I get something different in every single one of her books, and I enjoy them all.
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- Soraya Rudofsky
- 10-24-22
Practical and Actionable Strategies
I’ve been reading Laura Vanderkam’s books for a decade, since her book 168 Hours changed how I view time. This is her best work yet — with 9 easy to remember actionable strategies that are practical as well as life-changing. Laura has solved the problem of making a change in one’s life without resorting to drastic measures— tweaks and shifts in mindset that make a profound difference in how we enjoy our time. I also appreciate that these are strategies that can be modified and applied differently by different people rather than one-fits-all “tips” that may or may not help. I love the questions at the end of each chapter to help me implement and then reflect on each strategy. I feel like I’m taking a workshop rather than simply reading a book. I highly recommend it!
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- Tricia M.
- 12-08-22
great time/life tips for everyday people
I love this author. She provides a refreshing look at the weekly timetable. And makes me feel like I can do it, too.
The tips she shares are not only great for managing tine dedicated to business but for managing life. because what good is having success at work while you're miserable and unfulfilled at home?
We work to make time for the home life and this book addresses the aspects that will lead to a more fulfilling life.
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- Enid Kathambi
- 01-26-25
A guide for better planning
I am a procrastinator at best, and will spend a lot of time on small tasks that fall into my lap unexpectedly. I’ve an aversion to planning my day or even week. Every attempt I’ve made previously did not last long enough to make an impact on my productivity or work and home planning activities. Basically, I’ve survived on using my memory, small notebook on to-do that’s not followed to a T and winging it. However, I decided to improve my productivity this year. Juggling school, work, side hustles, family and personal life is stretching me out. I found this book as I was researching the best books to read about productivity and I am glad I gave it a chance. It’s too early to say whether the lessons have made an impact, seeing as to how I just finished listening to it, but I am ready and willing to put all the lessons into action. That’s what matters, right? Taking action.
I loved the narration; very soothing, but not so much as it’d put you to sleep. Easy to follow along.
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- MS
- 12-29-22
Grateful for this book
Thank you, Laura Vanderkam, for laying out some of the most practical, liberating time management rules I’ve ever encountered. Having read other of your titles, I wasn’t sure there would be much in here that was new. But I did pick up several perspective-shifting insights, which are already expanding my weeks. I’m especially fond of the “two adventures” rule, scheduling backup time/“3x a week is a habit,” and prioritizing “effortful fun.”
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- Alanna Breedlove
- 12-29-22
A timely, beneficial read
I so enjoy this book!! The implementation has been so needed in my life - even those “rules” that I didn’t think were applicable for me WERE! I listened to the audiobook first with “light” implementation and hope to purchase the actual book and listen and/or read it once more with more implementation. If it’s so good that I want to listen or read it twice through and maybe throughout life as season changes, then it’s been a real good read for me!!
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- karjoco
- 01-10-23
Re-Listened Twice!
Practical and doable tips, with just enough explanation to get me on board. Loved that the author narrates it!
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- Hannah
- 01-26-24
Great mindset shift - & tactical recommendations
Loved the recommendations for tactical things you can do to create peace and margin in your life. Great for busy parents, especially if both parents are working.
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- Tamara J Brusca
- 01-06-23
Already re-read
I’ve already restarted and re-listened 2x. As I sit to plan my week (on Friday) I’m grateful for this practical book.
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- Enid Flores
- 02-01-23
Great way to change perspective!
I am a freak of to do’s and planning, and this book opened up my mind to new ways of approaching my daily life and routines. The big adventure and small adventure concept, made a big difference. Highly recommend 🙏 Read two books and did a 1000 puzzle in less than a month 🎉
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