DEEP DIVE: Laura Vanderkam on "Tranquility By Tuesday"

20/10/2025 35 min
DEEP DIVE: Laura Vanderkam on "Tranquility By Tuesday"

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Episode Synopsis

Laura Vanderkam⁠ is the author of several time management books, including the just-out ⁠"Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters."⁠ She hosts the every-weekday-morning podcast "Before Breakfast" and also co-hosts "Best of Both Worlds" with Sarah Hart-Unger. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and five children.

Laura explains:


How to create a "resilient" schedule

How to start small with prioritizing the more important things

What keeps people from taking ownership of their time


Starting small is the key, Laura says, by investigating how you currently spend your time and using that information as a launch point to move towards a more "resilient" schedule.

Here's where you can find Laura:


https://lauravanderkam.com

@lvanderkam on Twitter and IG

@lauravanderkamauthor on FB

Buy Laura's book: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780593419007


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