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  • Published: 23 October 2013
  • ISBN: 9780670923618
  • Imprint: Portfolio
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $24.99

What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast

How to Achieve More at Work and at Home




By blending stories of fascinating people with cutting-edge scientific research, Vanderkam shows us how to maximize our valuable mornings, make the most of our working hours, and enjoy the results with deeply satisfying weekends.

What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast is a powerful book about high productivity from bestselling author Laura Vanderkam.
We're all busy. But we all waste time. What are the secrets of using every hour productively? How do the most successful people spend their time?
In this brilliant accessible book, Laura Vanderkam inspires you to rethink your morning routine and jump-start your day. If you use your mornings wisely, you can build habits that will lead to a happier, more productive life.
She also helps you to rethink your weekends. She explains why doing nothing can be more exhausting than doing something, how to balance work and play, and why Sunday nights are crucial.
Finally she challenges you to make the most of your time at the office. Focusing on matching your to-do list to your natural body clock, she shows you how to maximize your productivity so you can accomplish more in less time.
By blending stories of fascinating people with cutting-edge scientific research, Vanderkam shows us how to maximize our valuable mornings, make the most of our working hours, and enjoy the results with deeply satisfying weekends.
Laura Vanderkam is the author of 168 Hours and All the Money in the World. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, CBS MoneyWatch, USA Today, and Fortune, among others.

  • Published: 23 October 2013
  • ISBN: 9780670923618
  • Imprint: Portfolio
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam is the bestselling author of What the Most Successful People Do Before BreakfastAll the Money in the World168 Hours, and Grindhopping. She is a frequent contributor to Fast Company's website and a member of USA Today's board of contributors. Her work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York TimesFortune, and other publications. She lives with her husband and their four children outside Philadelphia.

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