Productivity expert Laura Vanderkam shows you how to take charge of your schedule so that you can make time for what truly matters.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why you feel like you don’t have enough time–and how to change it

2) How setting aside 15 minutes can change your whole workday

3) How to become the ringmaster of your schedule circus

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— ABOUT LAURA —

Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours.

Her 2016 TED talk, "How to Gain Control of Your Free Time," has been viewed more than 5 million times. She regularly appears in publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune.

She is the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and four children, and blogs at LauraVanderkam.com.

• Book: Big Time: A Simple Path to Time Abundance

• Podcast: Best of Both Worlds

• Website: LauraVanderkam.com

• Email: Laura@LauraVanderkam.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

• Time Tracking App: Toggl

• Previous episode: 314: How to Feel Less Busy With Laura Vanderkam

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