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An indispensable manualTranquility by Tuesday offers plenty of inspiration for a more serene life and downtoearth and evidencebacked advice for actually making it happen
Oliver Burkeman New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks

For anyone whos sick of letting todo lists dictate their time Laura Vanderkam the bestselling author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast shares nine strategies for reclaiming your hours

Do 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 COVID19 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 bestlaid 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 as

• Three times a week is a habit

• One big adventure one little adventure

• Effortful before effortless

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