129. Scheduling Intentionality with Laura Vanderkam

The Opposite of Small Talk

When the holiday season rolls around do you ever feel like singing, “deck the halls with stress and chaos?” If so, you’re not alone, but there are solutions and in this episode we talk with Laura Vanderkam on the topic of Scheduling Intentionality. We begin the conversation with Laura finding out what an average Tuesday looks like for her, we touch on the phenomenon of “revenge procrastination” particularly related to bedtime, we discuss how much free time we actually have available to us on an average day and the reflective work we can do through logging that time to maximize its potential.

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TALK BIG QUESTIONS

Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life.

• Do you ever find yourself practicing “revenge procrastination” around bedtime?

• What are some productive ways that you spend your free time? What are some unproductive ways?

• Have you ever thought about logging your free time to reflect on it at a later date?