Off the Clock By Laura Vanderkam Book Review: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done

Review Off the Clock:

Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam is a very informative book about “how to manage time” and “to be more productive in less time.” The writer, by her productive and creative writing style, uncovers the truth of the seven principles of being productive in less time with a calm mindset.

This book highlights the time and its importance in real life with its best use that would help mental peace. The book reveals that modern civilization has taken its step towards success. But the thing that has to be highlighted is that we have lost our mental peace in our race toward being more productive and professional. We have no spare time to relax. That’s why we get overwhelmed sometimes. The book uncovers the facts and figures on how to get more work done without feeling busy and how to focus on the things that are important, and save our time from meaningless meetings.

Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam reveals;

• If we spend time with our family and friends, we can increase our time limit.
• Making good memories increases our perception of time.
• How our expectations of time affect our performances and achievements.

Seven Key Principles by the Book Off The Clock:

Learn exactly what you’re doing with your time, even if it scares you, by keeping a log.

Trend Your Garden Key role In off the Clock:

First of all, you will have to decide the meaning of “your garden.” Your garden consists of the things you have and you like to spend time with, for example, your family, your home, and especially yourself. “Trend your garden” means you should make yourself better, not the world. You should worry about the things you can change, not the ones you cannot do anything about. If you stop worrying about the world, you can be even happier and more productive. So, the point is to change yourself, not the world, and make your garden better for living and cherish it.

Make life memorable:

The author wants to highlight the time you spend every day. You repeat your daily task over and over, but if there are no memorable moments associated with that task, have you even spent that time?

Instead, try to accept the situation you are in; it is actually a part of your life, a part of your dreams; you must make it memorable and cherish every moment you spend. Do the things with an active and engaged mindset.

 Don’t fill time:

“Don’t fill time” specifically refers to the scheduled lifestyle you need to adopt. If you keep working off the clock without rest and spend your free time working, you won’t be as productive as you can. It’s even better to make a schedule and complete daily tasks and not spend your family time working. That’s one way of getting more done productively without feeling exhausted.

Linger:

For me, journaling and planning what I’ll write has been crucial, whether it’s for a day, a competition, or an Appalachian Trail hike. A fast read-through brings back all the nostalgia, and those recollections are still vivid in my mind.

A calm mindset with fewer working hours and good family time is far better than a busy mindset with. Don’t rush your life; instead, enjoy every little moment you spend. Live your life as it has to be lived. If you cherish every moment of your life, you get relaxed. The relaxing time provides your mind with healthy routine and more creative ideas.

Invest in your happiness:

Investments generally refer to spending money on things that get you profited afterwards. Let’s see on the other side of the picture that if we spend time and money on things we love to do, they actually are the investments for your mind to calm and feel happy.

Keep adding things to your life that are really important. They not only make you feel happy but also keep you cheered up and motivated. Don’t wait for the things that you had planned for yourself, because in this way you delay your happiness.

In the moments of difficulty and grief, you can still find happiness by creating the happy moments for yourself, which may be planning a family dinner, a solo trip, or buying something you like.

Let it go:

Letting go might not be easy for everyone, but it makes your life better. When you focus on bigger goals and are working hard for them. You find difficulties as well as disappointments, but you should not get depressed over it. Letting go makes your mind feel light, and keep focusing on your goal. Little and persisting efforts are more rewarding than bigger and impossible ones. Set small and little steps, and they will take you far in your struggles. During this time, keep rewarding yourself for every little step you take. That’s how we build and train our mindsets to do extraordinary things in life.

People are a Good Use of Time:
We usually keep our relations as our last priority, which is a most, common but disappointing trend in our lives. Don’t forget to spend time with your important relationships in your struggles. This is not going to lessen your productive time. It is important to pursue your time, but make sure you are creating a better schedule. Make sure you do your task regularly and make time for yourself, and also make sure you are getting a good outcome of your memories.

Conclusion:

Concluding the whole discussion, I would say the author has slayed her writing style by creating this a master piece. In the book Off the Clock, we get an idea of how we can be more productive in less time. The first rule tells us that we can get productive and even happier by not worrying about things we cannot do anything about. Instead we should focus on improving ourselves. We should make a schedule; fewer tasks with persistent struggle can provide you more than big but not scheduled work. We should make time for our family and people we love and cherish every moment of our life for prettier memories.

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