168 Hours
You Have More Time Than You Think
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Elizabeth London
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Laura Vanderkam
About this listen
There are 168 hours in a week. This book is about where the time really goes, and how we can all use it better. It's an unquestioned truth of modern life: we are starved for time. With the rise of two-income families, extreme jobs, and 24/7 connectivity, life is so frenzied we can barely find time to breathe. We tell ourselves we'd like to read more, get to the gym regularly, try new hobbies, and accomplish all kinds of goals. But then we give up because there just aren't enough hours to do it all. Or else, if we don't make excuses, we make sacrifices. To get ahead at work we spend less time with our spouses. To carve out more family time, we put off getting in shape. To train for a marathon, we cut back on sleep. There has to be a better way - and Laura Vanderkam has found one.
After interviewing dozens of successful, happy people, she realized that they allocate their time differently than most of us. Instead of letting the daily grind crowd out the important stuff, they start by making sure there's time for the important stuff. They focus on what they do best and what only they can do. When plans go wrong and they run out of time, only their lesser priorities suffer. It's not always easy, but the payoff is enormous. Vanderkam shows that it really is possible to sleep eight hours a night, exercise five days a week, take piano lessons, and write a novel without giving up quality time for work, family, and other things that really matter. The key is to start with a blank slate and to fill up your 168 hours only with things that deserve your time. Of course, you probably won't read to your children at 2:00 am, or skip a Wednesday morning meeting to go hiking, but you can cut back on how much you watch TV, do laundry, or spend time on other less fulfilling activities. Vanderkam shares creative ways to rearrange your schedule to make room for the things that matter most.
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- Lindee3
- 2023-11-19
very helpful ideas
I enjoyed the book very much but a little outdated with reference to Blackberry and Tivo
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-09-08
My 168 hours
A great book on time management. Totally changed my view on time. Now l feel I have control over my life
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-07-17
Life changing !
Just finished listening and I can’t wait to apply all of this new knowledge into my life. I feel so inspired and motivated and excited about living every week to the fullest and making the best use of my time. I absolutely loved this book !
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-09-10
Great ideas, sometimes long winded
While much is common sense it helps to hear how the author logically dissects how 168 hrs should be optimally spent. Overall worthwhile to listen to and I’ll go back and do exercises.
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- JorgeM
- 2022-06-07
Good insights on use of time
Had good ideas on how to understand your use of time and how to change things to have more time for the important things
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-09-14
Uninteresting stories to create imaging
Very mediocre at best. Good concepts in the beginning. Shouldn’t have lasted for as long.
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- AA
- 2024-05-27
Too irritating book to listen to
Pro-feminism rant disguised as a time-management book from an arrogant spoiled snob and a mediocre writer. The message of the book is simply: If you are a woman who cares her Career (“with a capital C”) more than you care about your family and or too lazy or too spoiled to do house chores, pay someone else to do it for you. After all, you are entitled to do so because you “work for a pay” (a pay that you end up spending on yourself and your laziness yet count as an income you “bring” home). Even better, if it’s too much, simply get your husband and kids to do it for you
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