Top Time Expert: You Can Have A Career, Family AND Free Time—Here's How

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

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

4.9 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

You've probably heard a million different time management strategies by now, but may still feel busy, exhausted, and like you don’t have time to do the things you truly love. Today, we are going to change that. I surveyed thousands of Liz Moody podcast listeners and found there are four specific time hurdles all of us run into. We're going to talk about exactly how to overcome those hurdles with pragmatic, actionable steps that work. And, here's the catch, we are not talking about time management to get more done. We are talking about time management to create a life that’s filled with joy and fun. My expert guest is Laura Vanderkam. She is a time management researcher who has studied thousands of people's real time logs, a bestselling author of multiple books, a business owner, mother of 5 kids, and she also sings in a choir every week. She has figured out how to use every hour intentionally, and she’s going to help you do the same. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The reason time management strategies fail • The surprising truth about how long your chores, work, and obligations actually take • How to use your evenings and weekends like a mini vacation—without going anywhere • A simple weekly planning method that cuts decision fatigue and kills the Sunday scaries • Why "three times a week" is enough to build a real habit • Why "flexible" hobbies never happen—what to do instead • How to make tasks feel doable Check out our NEW YouTube Channel with tons of YouTube exclusive Shorts and, coming soon, YouTube exclusive podcast content: https://www.youtube.com/@LizMoodyTV Check out the previous episodes of The Liz Moody Podcast discussed today: • Unlocking the Happiness Formula: How the Most Joyful People Manage Their Time With Cassie Holmes, PhD • Invisible Labor Is Damaging Your Relationships–But This 6 Minute Exercise Can Change Everything with Eve Rodsky Review the study mentioned in this episode: Happiness From Treating The Weekend Like A Vacation For more from Laura Vanderkam: • Order Her New Book, Big Time: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324110750 • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lvanderkam • Website: https://lauravanderkam.com/ Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Subscribe to the substack by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome.Buy our cute sweatshirts, conversation cards, and more at https://shop.lizmoody.com/. Use our discount codes from our highly vetted and tested brand partners by visiting https://www.lizmoody.com/codes. This episode is brought to you completely free thanks to the following podcast sponsors: • Puori: visit https://Puori.com/LizMoody and use code LIZMOODY at checkout for a discount and special offer. • Birch: go to https://BirchLiving.com/LizMoody for 20% off a new mattress. • LMNT: head to https://DrinkLMNT.com/Liz to get a FREE 8-count sample pack with any order. • IQ Bar: text LIZ to 64000 for 20% off. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 428. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi friends. I just wanted to quickly pop in and let you know that I have launched a brand new
0:04.1	YouTube channel and I would love your help and support with it. I started a YouTube channel over a year
0:09.5	and a half ago without knowing anything about YouTube and it just did not grow like I had dreamed
0:14.6	it would if I'm being very honest. But since then, I have learned so much about the YouTube world
0:20.1	and I am now so excited to launch
0:21.9	the brand new The Liz Moody Podcast channel.
0:24.8	I'm sharing lots of YouTube shorts.
0:26.7	I'm going ham over there.
0:28.0	I'm sharing completely new content only found on YouTube.
0:31.4	And then in a couple of weeks, I'll be releasing some YouTube exclusive podcast content,
0:35.7	as well as the full video podcast episodes that you all love.
0:39.4	You can search Liz Moody TV on YouTube to find or subscribe to my new channel.
0:44.8	That is Liz Moody, T, like the letter T, and then the letter V.
0:48.8	Thank you so much in advance for checking it out and for subscribing.
0:53.0	My goal, I'm just going to put it out there and be
0:54.7	honest with you guys. My goal is to get to 100,000 subscribers by the summer and have a real
0:59.8	presence over there like the male podcasters all do. And your help is so, so appreciated.
1:05.5	All right. Now let's get into today's episode. You've probably heard a million different time management strategies by now, but you still
1:14.5	feel busy, you still feel exhausted, and you don't feel like you have the time to do the
1:18.9	things that you love. Today, we are going to change that. I surveyed thousands of Liz Moody
1:23.9	podcast listeners, and I found that there are four very specific hurdles that
1:27.7	basically all of us run into when we are trying all the different time management strategies
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