Laura Vanderkam
Laura Vanderkam is a TED speaker who has written 2 quality-verified books, paired here with their talk.
Between careers and kids, many women feel that they are too busy to cram in anything else. To test the truth of this feeling, author Laura Vanderkam began logging her time for each of the 168 hours of the week. Among her surprising findings: we retroactively overestimate the amount of time spent stressing about work while underestimating our available downtime. In her latest book, I Know How She Does It, Vanderkam analyzes the ways in which professional women successfully balance free time and work -- and explores how everyday readers can benefit from their experiences.
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What books has Laura Vanderkam written?
Laura Vanderkam has written 2 books in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "What the most successful people do before breakfast", "Off the clock". Each is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.
What does Laura Vanderkam write about?
Laura Vanderkam's books on Books Worth Reading cover Business & Economics.
What is Laura Vanderkam known for?
Laura Vanderkam's distinctive contribution to contemporary productivity and time management discourse rests on a counterintuitive insight: the problem with how we spend our time is not primarily a math problem but a perception problem. Rather than accepting the common refrain that modern life leaves...
What is Laura Vanderkam's TED talk?
Laura Vanderkam's TED talk is "How to gain control of your free time" (2016). It is paired with their books on Books Worth Reading.