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rushley's 2018 book club: 168 hours

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Our first book for our book club this year was 168 Hours , by Laura Vanderkam. In a nutshell, this book is about time. Everyone has the same 168 hours each week, so why are some people able to fit so much more productivity, meaning, and breakthroughs into their weeks and lives? That's exactly what Vanderkam explores. She also includes exercises at the end of every chapter for implementing the things she talks about. I really enjoyed this book! I thought it was well-written and full of good ideas and insights. I liked how she talked about a specific person each chapter, and illustrated how different principles applied. She talks about how a huge reason we aren't accomplishing as much as we'd like is because we waste so much of our time on mindless things. We often think  we're working 40, 50, or 60 hour weeks, when really we're putting in 30 hours of actual work, and 10+ hours of breaks. We often think  we don't have any spare time, but that's becau