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168 Hours

You Have More Time Than You Think

14 minLaura Vanderkam

What's it about

Feel like you're constantly running out of time? What if you could find an extra day each week? Discover the secret to unlocking the full potential of your 168 hours and finally make time for what truly matters, both at work and at home. Learn to track your time, identify your core competencies, and build a schedule that reflects your priorities, not just your obligations. This summary reveals practical strategies to outsource, ignore, or minimize draining tasks so you can fill your life with more joy and accomplishment.

Meet the author

Laura Vanderkam is a nationally recognized expert on time management and productivity whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company. A busy mother of five, she became fascinated with how successful people use their hours after meticulously tracking her own time and discovering vast pockets of opportunity. This personal deep-dive, combined with extensive research into the schedules of high-achievers, revealed the powerful, counter-intuitive strategies for living a full and productive life that she shares in her books.

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