Comments on: 168 Hours, ten years on

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By: Valerie Thompson

Valerie Thompson — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:51:00 +0000

This book was life changing for me, I can’t believe it’s already ten years old! It’s my go to recommendation for any one struggling with time management. Congrats!

By: Ana

Ana — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:54:28 +0000

I’ve read the book before, but have been struggling with managing my time with some new roles at work and at home lately. I had already decided to track my time for November, but just bought the e-book for a refresh to get my head in the right place!

By: ARC

ARC — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:24:16 +0000

In reply to Sonia. ohh, i love the Bullet Journal book too! Another working, pre-pandemic homeschooling mom here, but there's no way I'd attempt school on top of that :)

By: Kristanti Paramita

Kristanti Paramita — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:33:04 +0000

168 Hours and I Know How She Does It have changed my life. I read them during my PhD around 3-4 years ago, when I was also pregnant with my third child (I also have a set of twins). It was a difficult time and a lot of times I felt I am not good enough and that I should quit one of the many roles of my life. The book sets a new perspective for me, that I could do anything I choose and think important, and that nothing is perfect all the time. Distractions/disturbances/sh*tty times will eventually come up, so what is important is getting back on track and not lose hope. I have since finished the PhD and work as university lecturer. Thank you, your books are gifts to all women, especially for the confused and exhausted working mom I was.

By: Celeste

Celeste — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:25:13 +0000

I read I Know How She Does It and 168 Hours maybe 5 years ago. I have been tracking my time for a little over a year, and it is so helpful practically and emotionally. I color code for different activities, which enabled me to discover two major features of how I spend my time:
1. Some family/house time is pleasant and some is most definitely not. I color less pleasant time: getting out the door, rushing to make dinner, washing dishes–in red. Pleasant time–playing games, reading, walking or hiking, most excursions, just sitting with a child while we each do our own thing and chat–is lavender. Pleasant time exceeds the unpleasant time, and this is very good for me to be able to see in down moments.
2. It takes me 15 minutes to gather everything to get out the door. This is whether I am going with 1 child or 3 or even by myself. If I want to be on time, I have to build that 15 minutes into my schedule. If I stop working at 5, I won’t be leaving until 5:15.
So helpful! Thank you!

By: Sonia

Sonia — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 01:30:36 +0000

Your work has changed my life–honestly. I read 168 Hours for the first time 2 years ago. Since that time I have taken on a number of projects, including graduate school–getting my doctorate!–that I would have thought previously impossible. As a working mom with a day job and a side job in graduate school who also homeschooled–before the pandemic! I could not have concieved what I do without you. My present schedule is somewhat exhausting but it has an end date. Both your books on weekends and what to do before breakfast were hugely valuable to me in constructing the schedule I now keep, along with the bullet journal method book by Ryder Carroll. Your book on money brought me to grocery delivery before the pandemic hit–another huge timesaver. Thank you SO much for this practical help that really makes a better life possible, particularly for women.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 15:35:36 +0000

I was just thinking about some of the ideas from this book this week. I’m a teacher and had family conferences late into the evening a few nights this week. I felt sad not to be able to put my daughter to bed a few nights this week or have time together in the evening, but thinking on a 168 hour scale instead of 24 hour scale gave me good perspective and helped me to focus on work and connecting with students and families without feeling guilty for being away from home.

By: Anke

Anke — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 18:09:58 +0000

Hi Laura, I read almost all your books during nursing my twins. Gave me sooo much motivation for the future with now four kids. I will soon start working again, so the pile with your books is on my desk – to work through again. They just changed my way of thinking about time. Certainly you leave a positive footprint in this world. Congratulations from Anke from Germany
PS: would be so great to have your books in German as well!