TED: How to gain control of your free time | Laura Vanderkam

The video discusses common misconceptions about time management, emphasizing that saving small bits of time is not the key to building the life you want. Instead, it suggests treating priorities like urgent tasks, as time is elastic and can stretch to accommodate what we choose to prioritize. The speaker provides strategies for setting and achieving goals, highlighting the importance of planning and making conscious choices about how to spend time.

What assumptions do people make about the speaker when they learn about their work in time management?

How does the speaker illustrate the concept of time being elastic?

What is the significance of the broken water heater analogy in the context of time management?

What does the speaker mean by saying, 'I don't have time' often means it's not a priority'?

What strategies does the speaker suggest for identifying personal priorities?

What is the purpose of writing a performance review for the upcoming year?

What are the three categories the speaker suggests for making a priority list?

How does the speaker suggest we can find time for what matters to us?

How does the speaker propose to use small moments of time effectively?

In what ways can we use our bits of time for joy, according to the speaker?