Laura Vanderkam

Vanderkam is a 2001 graduate of Princeton University.^[2]

Vanderkam became interested in time management while working as a journalist, when she interviewed accomplished people who juggled busy schedules.^[3] In October 2016, she presented a TED talk called "How to gain control of your free time".^[4] She has written for Fortune,^[5] USA Today, Redbook, The Wall Street Journal,^[6] and The New York Times.^{[7][8][9][10]} She hosts the Before Breakfast podcast and co-hosts the Best of Both Worlds podcast with Sarah Hart-Unger.^[11] Her advice to parents includes the quote: "Going to bed early is how grown-ups sleep in".^[12]

• Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds (With Bob Davidson and Jan Davidson), Simon & Schuster, 2004.^[13]
• The Healthy Guide to Unhealthy Living: How to Survive Your Bad Habits (With David Clayton), Simon & Schuster, 2006.^[14]
• 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, Portfolio, 2010.
• What the Most Successful People do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings--and Life, Portfolio/Penguin, 2012.
• All the Money in the World: What the Happiest People Know About Getting and Spending, Portfolio/Penguin, 2013.^[15]
• Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, Portfolio, 2018.
• I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make The Most of Their Time, Portfolio/Penguin, 2019.^[16]
• Juliet's School of Possibilities: A Little Story About the Power of Priorities, Portfolio, 2019.
• The New Corner Office: How The Most Successful People Work From Home, Portfolio, 2020.^[17]
• Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters, Portfolio, 2022.

Vanderkam and her husband have five children and a dog. They live outside Philadelphia. Her hobbies are running, playing the piano, and singing in her church choir.^[18][11]