Laura Vanderkam is the bestselling author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast and I Know How She Does It, among others. Her 2016 TED talk 'How to Gain Control of Your Free Time' has been viewed more than five million times. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fortune, and other publications. She lives with her husband and their four children outside Philadelphia.
I loved it . . . Vanderkam expertly weaves together interviews with experts, anecdotes about her own personal life, philosophical musings, and scientific research -- Shana Lebowitz * Business Insider UK * One of the best books Vanderkam has written . . . [Off the Clock] is a book about how to live full and meaningful lives with our families and friends in the limited time we have -- Phoebe Farag Mikhail * Being in Community * 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 -- Chris Bailey, author of <i>The Productivity Project</i> Laura Vanderkam is one of the world's leading experts in time management and productivity. If you're feeling too busy, stressed out or overworked, reading her insights in Off the Clock can change your life -- Dorie Clark, author of <i>Stand Out</i> and adjunct professor, Duke University Fuqua School of Business 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 -- Cal Newport, bestselling author of <i>Deep Work</i> Short of discovering an additional twenty-fifth hour, what makes time so different for those rare productive, unstressed people? Laura Vanderkam knows - and can teach you. If you want to do more without losing your sense of peace along the way, make time for Off the Clock -- Jon Acuff, author of <i>Finish</i>