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How Does She Do It? Managing Time in a Busy Life | Laura Vanderkam & Sarah Hart-Unger
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How Does She Do It? Managing Time in a Busy Life | Laura Vanderkam & Sarah Hart-Unger
FromThe YNAB Podcast
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31 minutes
Released:
Apr 7, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Jesse chats with Laura Vanderkam and Sarah Hart-Unger, two time management experts and the hosts of the Best of Both Worlds Podcast, a show all about balancing busy lives and careers. Sarah is a pediatric endocrinologist while Laura is a writer (and author of I Know How She Does It), and both of them are also busy mothers. While they approach the challenges of time management with different strategies, they are both experts in making things fit in a busy life without getting burned out. Sarah and Laura point out that the things you spend your time on -- the things you say yes or no to -- are ultimately a reflection of your values. If something doesn't fit in your priorities, you simply won't do it. Sounds familiar, eh? Money, or rather the things you spend money on, is also a reflection of your values, as Jesse has argued on previous shows. So, the first step in wrangling your time management problem is to take a hard look at the things you value and see if the things you are spending your time on actually align with those values. Secondly, Laura reminds us that everyone has the same amount of time in a week to get things done, to relax, to pursue hobbies. 168 hours every week, in fact. Unlike money, this resource is equally distributed to all, and we cannot change the amount of time we have. So, being mindful of how you spend your weeks not in days, but in hours, can be a useful exercise. Do you have a hobby that you wished you spent more time on? A stack of books you wish you could finally read? Start tracking your time, and you might be surprised to find a spare hour or two that you were previously wasting on mindless tasks (or social media). Like spare change, these hours can slip between the cushions of the weekdays and weekends. Best of Both Worlds Podcast https://theshubox.com/best-of-both-worlds Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com Best Laid Plans Podcast with Sarah Hart-Unger https://theshubox.com/best-laid-plans-podcast Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
Released:
Apr 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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