Love your career? Love your family? Best of Both Worlds is the show for you! Hosts Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It and a mom of five, and Sara...
Airtight Task Management: Ideas + Strategies EP 390
In today's episode, Sarah and Laura conquer a common January conundrum: task management! Sarah came up with the term "airtight task management" to describe a system that allows for you to effectively corral all of your tasks and also ensure they bubble up at the right times! In general, this involves capturing all of the necessary inputs and prioritizing them in places you know you will look, but there are nuances and variations, too. Laura and Sarah discuss their systems, practices for handling undone tasks, thoughts on digital vs paper systems, and more!In the Q&A, a listener writes in asking how they track the questions that come in! (very meta)!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Reading Habits + Book Talk with Traci Thomas of The Stacks Podcast EP 389
If you're looking to increase your reading in 2025, today's episode is for you!. Sarah and Laura discuss their reading habits and the Traci Thomas joins Sarah to discuss all things books, from reading habits during busy seasons (Traci has twins!), curating your reading lists, getting out of ruts, tracking reading, and much more.In the Q&A, a listener asks about the logistics of having overnight care for a couples getaway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Winter Fun & A Time Tracking Challenge EP 388
In today's episode, Laura and Sarah discuss their ideas for a Winter Fun list, even though they definitely have different winter climate experiences. Then, Laura introduces this year's Time Tracking Challenge! Sarah asks Laura questions about her time tracking practices, from methods to insights gained. Laura invites listeners to join her in tracking a week in January - visit her website for details (http://lauravanderkam.com)!In the Q&A, a listener asks if it's really necessary to start thinking about summer camp now . . .See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2025 Goals Extravaganza! EP 387
It's that time of here - here comes the annual goals ep, just in time for 2025!Today, Sarah and Laura share their 2025 goals (in mostly-finalized form) in several domains: personal, work, relationships, and home!In the Q&A, they discuss how often they review their own lists: seasonally or more?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2024 in Review: Highlights, Lowlights, and Goals Report EP 386
It's the annual "look back" episode, covering 2024 in review! Sarah and Laura share their 2024 highlights, lowlights, and do a detailed reviews of the goals they set one year ago (and shared on the show!). Find out how close they came to their stated goals (spoiler: nailed it in some areas, not so much in others), and stay tuned for next week when they share goals for 2025! Domains discussed included personal, work, relationships, and household.In the Q&A, they answer a question about the role of house manager.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Love your career? Love your family? Best of Both Worlds is the show for you! Hosts Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It and a mom of five, and Sarah Hart-Unger, a practicing physician and mom of three, discuss work/life balance, career development, parenting, time management, productivity, and making time for fun. Tune in each week for strategies to help you thrive in all spheres of life.
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