Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books. Her most recent book, "Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters," shares strategies that have been proven to help busy people feel like life is more sustainable and joyful on normal days.

Her book, "Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done," explores through more than 900 time diaries collected on a single March day, why some busy people feel relaxed about time, while others do not. "I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time" tackles the question of how women combine work and life through an analysis of 1001 days in the lives of women with demanding careers and children at home.

Her most high-profile book, "What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast," profiles prominent people who use time creatively to achieve their goals. "168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think" argues that time is best approached from the holistic perspective of a week (168 hours) rather than any single day. Vanderkam is also the author of a time management fable, "Juliet’s School of Possibilities."

Vanderkam’s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, City Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company.

She has appeared on numerous television programs, including "The Today Show" and "CBS This Morning," hundreds of radio segments, and has spoken about time and productivity to audiences of all sizes. Her TED talk, “How to gain control of your free time,” has been viewed more than 12 million times. She is the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast "Best of Both Worlds." She hosts the every-weekday-morning podcast "Before Breakfast," featuring productivity tips designed to take listeners’ days from great to awesome.