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“Instead of saying ‘I don’t have time,” try saying ‘it’s not a priority,’ and see how that feels.”
Time-use expert Laura Vanderkam dropped a whole bunch of truth bombs on us during last night’s Expert Talk.
💣 Think of time in terms of 168-hour weeks, not 24-hour days
💣 Track your time to see where it’s really going
💣 Let go of other people’s judgments of how you spend your time, especially if that gives you permission to outsource some of the household labor sucking up your time
💣 More people hire lawn care than house cleaning, statistics show, which speaks to some of the gendered expectations/value we put on people’s time
🔗 Read more about Laura and her work at lauravanderkam.com
🔗 Check out our lineup of past Expert Talks and become an OpEd Project member to access every recording at theopedproject.org/ExpertTalks
Time-use expert Laura Vanderkam dropped a whole bunch of truth bombs on us during last night’s Expert Talk.
💣 Think of time in terms of 168-hour weeks, not 24-hour days
💣 Track your time to see where it’s really going
💣 Let go of other people’s judgments of how you spend your time, especially if that gives you permission to outsource some of the household labor sucking up your time
💣 More people hire lawn care than house cleaning, statistics show, which speaks to some of the gendered expectations/value we put on people’s time
🔗 Read more about Laura and her work at lauravanderkam.com
🔗 Check out our lineup of past Expert Talks and become an OpEd Project member to access every recording at theopedproject.org/ExpertTalks
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