It's About Time: The Art of Choosing the Meaningful Over the Urgent
Discover the eternal value of your finite time—and intentionally choose the meaningful over the urgent every single day.

Our culture makes it so that even the most organized and efficient among us feels the pressure of the ticking clock and the possibility and regret of missing out. Modern life has evolved in a way that sets us up for stress, pressure, and overload. New norms and attitudes tap into deeply-wired psychological impulses that make it harder than ever to take control of your time. Many of us also have innate personality traits that make the struggle even worse.

No wonder time can become a tyrant that leaves us chronically stressed and discontented. Unlock an approach to life that bestselling author Valorie Burton calls “living timelessly.” You will come to understand

1) the gradual changes that have led us to a place where having too much to do and too little time to do it is the norm,

2) the vision for what it could look like if you were free from the stress of time and how to blast through the obstacles to those possibilities, and

3) the practical steps to choosing the meaningful over the urgent so that your life is unhurried yet purposeful and reflects the values and impact that are unique to you.

It’s About Time helps you reimagine a life that is meaningful, at a pace that is natural, with a load that is doable and equips you with the tools to make it happen.

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It's About Time: The Art of Choosing the Meaningful Over the Urgent
Discover the eternal value of your finite time—and intentionally choose the meaningful over the urgent every single day.

Our culture makes it so that even the most organized and efficient among us feels the pressure of the ticking clock and the possibility and regret of missing out. Modern life has evolved in a way that sets us up for stress, pressure, and overload. New norms and attitudes tap into deeply-wired psychological impulses that make it harder than ever to take control of your time. Many of us also have innate personality traits that make the struggle even worse.

No wonder time can become a tyrant that leaves us chronically stressed and discontented. Unlock an approach to life that bestselling author Valorie Burton calls “living timelessly.” You will come to understand

1) the gradual changes that have led us to a place where having too much to do and too little time to do it is the norm,

2) the vision for what it could look like if you were free from the stress of time and how to blast through the obstacles to those possibilities, and

3) the practical steps to choosing the meaningful over the urgent so that your life is unhurried yet purposeful and reflects the values and impact that are unique to you.

It’s About Time helps you reimagine a life that is meaningful, at a pace that is natural, with a load that is doable and equips you with the tools to make it happen.

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It's About Time: The Art of Choosing the Meaningful Over the Urgent

It's About Time: The Art of Choosing the Meaningful Over the Urgent

by Valorie Burton
It's About Time: The Art of Choosing the Meaningful Over the Urgent

It's About Time: The Art of Choosing the Meaningful Over the Urgent

by Valorie Burton

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Overview

Discover the eternal value of your finite time—and intentionally choose the meaningful over the urgent every single day.

Our culture makes it so that even the most organized and efficient among us feels the pressure of the ticking clock and the possibility and regret of missing out. Modern life has evolved in a way that sets us up for stress, pressure, and overload. New norms and attitudes tap into deeply-wired psychological impulses that make it harder than ever to take control of your time. Many of us also have innate personality traits that make the struggle even worse.

No wonder time can become a tyrant that leaves us chronically stressed and discontented. Unlock an approach to life that bestselling author Valorie Burton calls “living timelessly.” You will come to understand

1) the gradual changes that have led us to a place where having too much to do and too little time to do it is the norm,

2) the vision for what it could look like if you were free from the stress of time and how to blast through the obstacles to those possibilities, and

3) the practical steps to choosing the meaningful over the urgent so that your life is unhurried yet purposeful and reflects the values and impact that are unique to you.

It’s About Time helps you reimagine a life that is meaningful, at a pace that is natural, with a load that is doable and equips you with the tools to make it happen.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780785220183
Publisher: Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date: 04/30/2019
Pages: 272
Sales rank: 291,330
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Valorie Burton helps readers find joy and resilience while navigating the challenges of modern life. She is founder of the Coaching and Positive Psychology (CaPP) Institute and has written a dozen books on personal development. Her unique combination of research, faith, and personal transparency inspires action and delivers practical tools to find fulfillment and purpose in work and life.

Table of Contents

This Is Where I Started ix

This Is How You Start xxv

Chapter 1 The New Normal Is Not Normal 1

Chapter 2 Is It Ever Enough? 19

Chapter 3 Time Poor, Tech Bloated 37

Chapter 4 The Big Boom 53

Chapter 5 How Changing Times Have Changed Our Time 67

Chapter 6 Making Peace with Lost Time 85

Chapter 7 If You Had the Time … 103

Chapter 8 The Power of a Positive Pessimist 123

Chapter 9 Beauty Is the Beast 141

Chapter 10 Press Pause 167

Chapter 11 The Temperament to Experiment 175

Chapter 12 Best Budget Ever 193

Conclusion 215

Acknowledgments 219

Notes 223

About the Author 233

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