Author:Laura Vanderkam
"The most positive take on work and family I've read in a long time"
New York Times
Do you struggle to balance the demands of a successful career with quality time with family and friends, your hobbies, and even a decent night's sleep?
In I Know How She Does It, time management expert and bestselling author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast Laura Vanderkam reveals the surprising strategies you can use to spend more time on the things you enjoy. By following her advice, you will be able to work less, sleep more, enjoy date nights, go to the gym and socialise.
Based on hour-by-hour time logs from 1,001 days in the lives of real women, Vanderkam proves that you don't have to give up on the things you really want. I Know How She Does It offers specific strategies proven to help you build a life that works, one hour at a time.
An interesting, heartening read about successful working parents
—— Lauren LaverneThe most positive take on work and family I've read in a long time
—— New York TimesGame-changing
—— Good HousekeepingThe latest hot parenting book
—— Gaby Hinsliff , GuardianThis book has given me a glimmer of hope about the having-it-all dilemma
—— Lorraine Candy , Daily MailThought -provoking ... Laura's book is refreshingly cheerful in a field saturated by misery-lit. I was sceptical, but Vanderkam is alarmingly inspirational both in person and prose
—— Helen Rumbebow , The TimesShows how to nail your work/life blend
—— CosmopolitanI'm a longtime fan of Laura Vanderkam's insightful work - her recommendations for getting the most out of every day are often counterintuitive but always realistic and manageable. In her new book, she reveals the time management strategies that highly successful mothers use to build lives that work. Thanks to her findings, I'll never look at my weekly calendar the same way again
—— Gretchen Rubin, author of Better Than Before and The Happiness ProjectFor many years I've wanted to see reflected in our collective conversation what I know to be true in women's lives: that many of us are happily combining work and motherhood, and loving both. Laura Vanderkam has written the book that's been sorely missing, and she's done so with an impassioned, eloquent voice, important new research, and the warmth of a dear friend
—— Tara Mohr, author of Playing BigAn empowering guide for professionals who want to figure out how to become superstars in their fields while building satisfying lives
—— Dorie Clark, author of Reinventing You and Stand OutIn this engrossing and eternally helpful book, Laura Vanderkam shares valuable insights from women who have mastered their most vital resource: time. I Know How She Does It stands apart thanks to Vanderkam's nuanced understanding of what it takes to become an efficient yet balanced individual
—— Tim Sanders, author of Love Is the Killer AppThis book could have been titled How to Be a Superhero, because that's how it makes you feel and act after reading it. Vanderkam's curiosity for high performance and what makes it possible is infectious. Packed with research from real lives and tips for real change, this book is sure to help women around the world discover their own path to success
—— Jon Acuff, author of Do OverAs a busy CEO, I was inspired by the hundreds of people Vanderkam studied who found ample time for career, family, and self in the same 168 hours available to everyone, each week. If my entire team read this book, we would all benefit
—— Richard Sheridan, CEO and chief storyteller, Menlo Innovations, and author of Joy, Inc.This deceptively simple system is the most powerful way I've seen to improve the effectiveness of any team. I started using it with my business and family halfway through reading the book.
—— Leo Babauta, creator of Zen HabitsA rip-roaring read.
—— People ManagementEvery manager should read it.
—— Scottish Business InsiderMakes you rethink the fundamentals of successful management.
—— Flight TimeWhether you’re building schools in a third world country, teaching a classroom full of elementary students, or building websites, Scrum is highly effective because it matches many of the instincts that drive human nature; as Sutherland put it in his book, “Happiness is not complacent. It is a process, not a result.”
—— SpeckyboyIf there was a Nobel Prize for management, and if there was any justice in the world, I believe that the prize would be awarded, among others, to Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber and Mike Cohn for their contributions to the invention of Scrum.
—— Forbes magazineHe seems so perfectly suited to the form… [A] well-observed collection that one wishes was twice as long.
—— Carl Wilkinson , Financial TimesThis is a superb analysis of modern pop music.
—— iSeabrook has written an interesting book, smearing away some of the gloss and glamour from the music industry, to reveal details of its inner workings… An interesting book overall on a global industry that has as many secrets as glitterballs.
—— Paul Cheney , Nudge