num_pages: 288
description: 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 WeeksFor anyone whos 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 hoursDo you find yourself hoping that someday life will be less hectic? One day you say youll 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 its that life is unpredictable. If were 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  arent 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 This is more than a time management book about how to do it all. Its a look at how real people changed their lives using Vanderkams nine rules and how you can do the same. Its about intentionally living the life that you want to live and becoming an autonomous steward of lifes possibilities.
language: English
title: Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters
publisher: Portfolio