3704: Making Time Tangible by Julie Morgenstern on Avoiding Overcommitment and Creating Space

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Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 16 August 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3704: Julie Morgenstern highlights how transforming your perception of time, from an abstract concept to a physical space like a closet, can drastically improve your productivity. By viewing tasks as items with size and weight, you're empowered to make smarter choices about what fits into your day and avoid the chaos of overcommitment. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.juliemorgenstern.com/tips-tools-blog/2020/6/30/making-time-tangible Quotes to ponder: "Just as your closet is a limited space into which you can only fit so many items, a schedule is a limited number of hours into which you can only fit a certain number of tasks." "As long as time remains slippery and elusive, you will have difficulty managing your days." "Changing your perception of time is the key to good time management because it serves to unlock a series of other essential skills." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Abby's just woken up. It's 731 and she's forgotten to ring the doctor. There's no point
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1:00.6	This is Optimal Living Daily.
1:02.7	Making time tangible by Julie Morganstern of Julie Morganstern.com.
1:07.9	And I'm Justin Mollick.
1:09.4	Happy Saturday.
1:10.6	Welcome to one of the only podcasts in the world
1:12.8	where blogs are narrated to you for free, that's with permission from the authors. If you enjoy it,
1:17.7	sharing it with anyone would be greatly appreciated. I'll keep this short for the Saturday episode,
1:22.3	so let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.
1:34.3	Making time tangible by Julie Morganstern of Julie Morganstern.com.
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