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sandrinepal's review against another edition
3.0
Okay, so at first I really liked it. I could relate to a lot of it and found the writing engaging. She started losing me at the Netherlands and Denmark. A little too [author: Pamela Druckerman] for my taste. In retrospect, the sum total of the book reads like a serious bunch of first-world problems. I wish she would have kept the focus on matters of policy and societal constructs, rather than slide into personal enlightenment.
katec9999's review against another edition
5.0
If you don't have time to read this book, then you MUST read this book (at least the last chapters where the author details how to deal with the overwhelm).
laurbits's review against another edition
4.0
Even though a good chunk of this book is focused on the challenges of working professionals who have children, there's lots of good info here on the benefits of leisure time for an individual's well-being.
shanzberg's review against another edition
5.0
loved this book, even though it took me a while to get through (kept putting it down to read other things). really thought-provoking around how people, especially women, approach time and how we fill it. i picked up a lot of great tips from the book, and i appreciated how the author really looked at her own life and the chaos to inform the book. it makes perfect sense to figure out what matters and make time for that. if anything, a really good reminder to be more intentional and to remember that i have control over my time. i appreciated the discussion of gender roles and how women default to shouldering the heavy burdens of a household and raising kids. i feel like this book was good to read before having kids to really be intentional about how to define parental roles. i'll definitely read this again.
ltoddlibrarian8's review against another edition
5.0
The system is broken because it was never made for us. The ideal worker and ideal mother do not exist. Change will come.
jsholman2002's review against another edition
5.0
This book caught me at the right time and I am so glad I read it. I learned many ideas for better managing my time and lots of good ideas to take back to my workplace. My only criticism of this book is that it drips heavily with privilege and barely gives space to the issues of single mothers and those at the lower end of the socioeconomic ladder.
sarahgs's review against another edition
4.0
It took me a while to get through this - I read nonfiction very very slowly, and find figures and facts forgettable. This book mainly validated what I already feel and see to be true, but it did have some great ideas and things to think about in terms of practical changes.
mhkloster's review against another edition
5.0
I will take so many things away from this book and hope I pick it up again in a few years.
emilyrowellbrown's review against another edition
2.0
My advice? Skip this book and look to Laura Vanderkam if you want practical tips on time management and making the most of busy schedules. This book is targeted towards working moms, and as a former Northern Virginian resident, I could relate to much of her pain (if not directly, through my experiences with peers and neighbors). She spends the majority of the book discussing the problem and little time delving into solutions.