About the book
The sense of being perpetually behind is common, and Laura Vanderkam contends that getting more done starts with feeling as if there is plenty of time. She sets out seven counterintuitive principles adopted by the people who feel most free with their time, along with mindset shifts for staying calm on busy days and tools for doing more without feeling overwhelmed. Examples include an elementary school principal who found more time to mentor teachers, an executive who keeps meeting-free stretches in his calendar while managing teams on several continents, and a CEO who does focused work at a Waffle House early in the morning. The book also includes time makeovers of people learning to apply these tools.
Cal Newport praised its case, backed by evidence, that busyness is overrated, and Chris Bailey, creator of A Life of Productivity, endorsed it as a way to reclaim wasted time and spend hours more meaningfully.
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Chris Bailey (Creator/A Life of Productivity)
For every minute you spend inside this book, you'll get back ten. Off the Clock will show you how to spend your hours more meaningfully, reclaim vast amounts of wasted time, and live a better life. Picking up this book will be one of the most valuable investments you make in yourself.
Cal Newport (Author, Computer science professor)
Laura Vanderkam delivers a compelling and evidence-based argument that busyness is overrated in our current culture. Living a full life, at work and at home, is about doing the right things well, and confidently missing out on everything else.
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