About this episode

This episode explores achieving time abundance and effective scheduling with Laura Vanderkam.

Do you feel constantly defeated by a packed calendar and rushed for time? Reclaiming control of your schedule starts with changing how you view your 168 hours. This episode of part 2 of 4 in the 'Career Well Spent Series' Drawing on Laura’s bestselling books '168 Hours' and 'Big Time', Helen explores what it means to achieve true time abundance, and what your default response to a busy calendar reveals about you. 🎯 What You'll Learn – Understand the difference between time abundance and time scarcity – Apply the 'Would I do this tomorrow?' test to new commitments – Track your time to separate feelings from facts – Establish a weekly planning routine to reduce panic – Build your career capital with four simple actions a week – Reclaim control and autonomy over your daily diary For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email: helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Need some more squiggly career support? 1. Download our free career tools: https://www.amazingif.com/toolkit/ 2. Sign up for our Skills Sprints: https://www.amazingif.com/squigglysprints/ 3. Sign up for our Squiggly Careers Newsletter, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools…

People in this episode

Host: Helen

Guest: Laura Vanderkam

Topics covered

• time management
• career development
• time abundance
• planning routines
• personal productivity

Keywords

• time abundance
• time scarcity
• weekly planning
• career capital
• time tracking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Squiggly Careers, Amazing If

Books & works: 168 Hours, Big Time

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