Laura Vanderkam

Vanderkam at the Bullish Conference in 2013

Laura Vanderkam (born 1978) ^[1] is an American author, speaker and blogger known for her expertise in time management.

Education

Vanderkam is a 2001 graduate of Princeton University. ^[2]

Career

Vanderkam became interested in time management while working as a journalist, when she interviewed accomplished people who juggled busy schedules. ^[3] In October 2016, she presented a TED talk called "How to gain control of your free time". ^[4] She has written for Fortune, ^[5] USA Today , Redbook , The Wall Street Journal , ^[6] and The New York Times. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]} She hosts the Before Breakfast podcast and co-hosts the Best of Both Worlds podcast with Sarah Hart-Unger. ^[11] Her advice to parents includes the quote: "Going to bed early is how grown-ups sleep in". ^[12]

Books

• Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds (With Bob Davidson and Jan Davidson), Simon & Schuster, 2004. ^[13]
• The Healthy Guide to Unhealthy Living: How to Survive Your Bad Habits (With David Clayton), Simon & Schuster, 2006. ^[14]
• 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, Portfolio, 2010.
• What the Most Successful People do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings--and Life, Portfolio/Penguin, 2012.
• All the Money in the World: What the Happiest People Know About Getting and Spending, Portfolio/Penguin, 2013. ^[15]
• Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, Portfolio, 2018.
• I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make The Most of Their Time, Portfolio/Penguin, 2019. ^[16]
• Juliet's School of Possibilities: A Little Story About the Power of Priorities, Portfolio, 2019.
• The New Corner Office: How The Most Successful People Work From Home, Portfolio, 2020. ^[17]
• Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters, Portfolio, 2022.

Personal life

Vanderkam and her husband have five children and a dog. They live outside Philadelphia. Her hobbies are running, playing the piano, and singing in her church choir. ^{[18] [11]}

References

1. Vanderkam, Laura (December 5, 2018). "40 lessons learned on the way to 40". LauraVanderkam.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
2. Vanderkam, Laura (April 2, 2014). "Dear Mrs. Patton: From one 'Princeton Mom' to another". LauraVanderkam.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
3. Koyfman, Steph (January 10, 2018). "6 Questions With Time Management Pro Laura Vanderkam". Babbel. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
4. Vanderkam, Laura (October 2016). "How to gain control of your free time". TED. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
5. Vanderkam, Laura (August 2, 2020). "Working from home poses serious dangers for employers and employees alike". Fortune. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
6. Donvan, John (February 28, 2012). "Not Enough Hours In A Day?: How To Find Free Time". NPR. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
7. Vanderkam, Laura (May 13, 2016). "The Busy Person's Lies". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
8. Vanderkam, Laura (April 16, 2020). "What Everyone Can Learn From Parents of Big Families". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
9. Vanderkam, Laura (September 13, 2022). "There's a Better Way to Reclaim Your Time Than 'Quiet Quitting'". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
10. Vanderkam, Laura (August 13, 2022). "Don't Feel Guilty About Working on Vacation — or About Vacationing at Work". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
11. "Meet a Reader: Laura Vanderkam". The Frugal Girl. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
12. Vanderkam, Laura (October 14, 2022). "Why You Need a Bedtime". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
13. Reviews of Genius Denied:
    • Christner, Terry (April 1, 2004). "Review of Genius Denied". Library Journal: 105.
    • Colangelo, Nicholas (February 1, 2005). "Review of "Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting our Brightest Young Minds"" . American Journal of Psychiatry. 162 (2). doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.162.2.410 . Retrieved September 1, 2024.
    • "Review of "Genius Denied"". Publishers Weekly: 70. February 9, 2004.
14. Flahiff, Janice (November 1, 2005). "Review of "The Healthy Guide to Unhealthy Living"". Publishers Weekly: 106.
15. Reviews of All the Money in the World:
    • Thakor, Manisha (February 29, 2012). "All the Money in the World". HuffPost.
    • Palmer, Kimberly (February 28, 2012). "What Happy People Know About Money". U.S. News & World Report.
    • Stillman, Jessica (March 6, 2012). "Why Entrepreneurs Have a Leg Up in Personal Finances". Inc.
16. Reviews of I Know How She Does It:
    • Stevens, Heidi (June 5, 2015). "Having it all: Laura Vanderkam shows women how in new book". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
    • Dell'Antonia, KJ (April 7, 2015). "Shelf, iPad, Bed Table: Reading, March 2015". Motherlode (The New York Times). Retrieved September 1, 2024.
    • "Review of "I Know How She Does It"". Publishers Weekly. 2015.
17. Lanks, Belinda (August 2, 2020). "'The New Corner Office' Review: Remote Control". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
18. Zomorodi, Mannish (January 12, 2024). "How to make time for what matters, even when life gets hectic". NPR. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

External links

• Official website