Laura Vanderkam

Combing her three popular mini e-books into one comprehensive guide, the author of 168 Hours and All the Money in the World helps readers build habits that lead to happier, more productive lives, despite external pressures. Original.

And Two Other Short Guides to Achieving More at Work and at Home

What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast

Barbara Williford

The book had great content backed by lots of research and time saving ideas. Much of the content was presenting this research. The content was excellent and when applied can really make a huge difference in productivity and focus. Highly recommend.

Laura Vanderkam, the author of 168 Hours, provides a A fun, practical guide that will inspire you to rethink your morning routine in this short ebook What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast. Mornings are mad for many of us. We wake up in a haze - after hitting snooze a few times. Then we rush out the door so we can officially start the day. Before we know it, hours have slipped by without us accomplishing anything beyond downing coffee, dashing off a few emails, and catching up with colleagues. By the end of the day, we're so exhausted that any motivation to accomplish something in the evening has vanished. But according to time management expert Laura Vanderkam, mornings hold the key to taking control of our schedules. If we use them wisely, we can build habits that will allow us to lead happier, more productive lives. Drawing on real-life stories and scientific research that shows why the early hours of the day are so important, Vanderkam reveals how successful people use mornings to help them accomplish things that are impossible to take care of later in the day. What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast is a fun, practical guide that will inspire you to rethink your morning routine and jump-start your life before the day has even begun. Laura Vanderkam is the author of 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think and All the Money in the World: What the Happiest People Know About Getting and Spending. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Huffington Post, USA Today, Scientific American, and Reader's Digest, among other publications. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and their three children.

A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings - and Life

Danté

Short and sweet. 

Main takeaways:
- use your morning for either a) exercise, b) orchestrating/planning your day, c) meditation/mindfulness, d) doing focused work or a long term project or e) family time.
- mornings are useful owing to the lack of distraction and willpower being high earlier in the day
- think of morning time as the time where you pursue your dreams
- successful people (in the book at least) were up and after it long before they had to leave for work

Tori Carrillo

Nice but nothing new

Quick read with some quotes and information to reflect on, but really not much new information regarding the idea of mornings having the most potential for productivity. Some interesting scientific insights on willpower and motivation. Basically understand how you're currently using your time, reflect on goals you want to accomplish or how you'd ultimately like to spend your time, decide to make a change, and start with small productive changes daily until it becomes a habit.

Nico J

Definitely thought it would be a longer book. It isn't terrible, but I could cobble together this advice from a few well-known blogs.

What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast And Two Other Short Guides to Achieving More at Work and at Home

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