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Tranquility by Tuesday

9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters

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Tranquility by Tuesday

By: Laura Vanderkam
Narrated by: Laura Vanderkam
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 “An indispensable manual...Tranquility by Tuesday offers plenty of inspiration for a more serene life, and down-to-earth and evidence-backed advice for actually making it happen."
--Oliver Burkeman, New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks

For anyone who’s sick of letting to-do lists dictate their time, Laura Vanderkam, the bestselling author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, shares nine strategies for reclaiming your hours

Do you find yourself hoping that someday, life will be less hectic? One day, you say, you’ll finally have time for the activities that you love – writing that book, completing that triathlon, traveling with friends. But if the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that life is unpredictable. If we’re not careful, dull, unfulfilling tasks can quickly occupy our precious hours, derail our best-laid plans, and make life feel like a slog.

In Tranquility by Tuesday, Laura Vanderkam explains that if you want something to happen, you need to design your life to make it happen. Work crises, childcare emergencies, and home repairs are inevitable, and the mundane tasks of life – cooking, cleaning, laundry – aren’t going anywhere. To make time for what matters, you need a resilient schedule, not a perfect schedule. Based on a time diary study of over 150 people, Vanderkam shares nine strategies for building opportunities for joy, nourishment, and fulfillment into your week, such as:

  • Three times a week is a habit
  • One big adventure, one little adventure
  • Effortful before effortless

This is more than a time management book about “how to do it all.” It’s a look at how real people changed their lives using Vanderkam’s nine rules, and how you can do the same. It’s about intentionally living the life that you want to live, and becoming an autonomous steward of life’s possibilities. Career Success Personal Development Personal Success Time Management Time Management & Productivity Career Adventure

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I have 3 kids and run my own business. Life it busy this book honestly has helped and I know I can sustain some of these new rules.

A book I can apply

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I’m a long time fan of Laura’s writing but I think this may be my favourite of her books yet. Can’t wait to start planning 2023 with this at my side!

Loved this so much!

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So many actionable ideas to live a productive and fulfilling life. The author shows us how we can hold it all together and still get it everything done, she should know being a busy professional with 5 kids. Really enjoyed this book.

Excellent.

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I think the advice is very sensible and really practical. It will take effort and dedication to implement but can see the value the rules would add

Great book with doable practical advice

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