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onelovelylife's review
3.0
I like this author's work a lot. This was no exception in the quality of interviews and research. My only real critique is that I feel like it's fairly easy to say "you can do it all, just make it happen" or "there's a way, you just need to get on it." But it's another matter in real life when your family has certain financial opportunities, health concerns, or family challenges. I thought it was a fascinating look at the top tier of successful women, but not super feasible for me as a non-top-tier woman.
nhershey1's review
I took notes this time. I like it. (2016)
Study of working women, with kids, who make $100K. Can you have it all? Lots of numbers and data, but also interesting tips and questions that make me reflect on my life and what I want. (2015)
Study of working women, with kids, who make $100K. Can you have it all? Lots of numbers and data, but also interesting tips and questions that make me reflect on my life and what I want. (2015)
kendrarousseau's review
3.0
While I enjoyed the Blinkist, it’s not relevant enough to my life at this time to spend my time reading the full text. I also feel that there’s some inherent privilege in some of the recommendations in this book.
meghan_is_reading's review
I don't know if I found any of that useful. There was a bit about burnout I should probably take to heart about how people try to do what [company x] asks of them until they can't and quit instead of taking vacation or pushing back. But I think I already knew that my jobs will always take more.
amyschlott's review
4.0
Probably a 3.5 star book but I liked it simply because it provided avenues to think about time in new ways. By the end, it got a little repetitive, and I thought too many time logs were included as examples.
theunrealerin's review
2.0
The message about pushing back on expectations of women and what women should want resonated with me - particularly that it should not be an issue if women want to work more and remain ambitious after having children.
However, I am not convinced about the breadth or robustness of the conclusions drawn from such a small and privileged sample size.
However, I am not convinced about the breadth or robustness of the conclusions drawn from such a small and privileged sample size.
kellynoyes's review
4.0
This book really fits my demographic - mom of two, with a big job - so it really spoke to me. I was encouraged by the message of the book: you really DO have time to do everything you want in your life, and if you think about your life from the broader perspective, you probably already are accomplishing so much. I didn't find any of the "time saving" tips to be ground breaking, but the book was just so encouraging to me, reminding me to keep perspective of how good I have it and how much I can do, rather than focusing on the late nights working on my laptop.
estherjoybelle's review
4.0
Not super relevant to me right now, but still really interesting! (I also loved the audiobook read by the author.)
tealmango's review
3.0
Read the full review here: http://newberyandbeyond.com/self-help-roundup/
I Know How She Does It has lots of interesting and surprising statistics about how people spend their time. The author uses time logs from various women with high-paying jobs and at least one child to show how they form a mosaic of their time, interweaving work, play, and family time, rather than taking each as an immovable chunk. This inspired me to keep a time log myself and look for ways to form a mosaic of my time.
My one regret is that this book is skewed toward upper middle class women. The author suggests that if you want to spend more time with your family, you can hire a housekeeper, or that if you want to spend more time working from home, you could hire a nanny. These choices simply aren’t options for women working lower-paying jobs. While I realize that the purpose of the book was to encourage women to enter high-powered jobs, traditionally held by men, I still found this aspect a bit irritating.
I Know How She Does It has lots of interesting and surprising statistics about how people spend their time. The author uses time logs from various women with high-paying jobs and at least one child to show how they form a mosaic of their time, interweaving work, play, and family time, rather than taking each as an immovable chunk. This inspired me to keep a time log myself and look for ways to form a mosaic of my time.
My one regret is that this book is skewed toward upper middle class women. The author suggests that if you want to spend more time with your family, you can hire a housekeeper, or that if you want to spend more time working from home, you could hire a nanny. These choices simply aren’t options for women working lower-paying jobs. While I realize that the purpose of the book was to encourage women to enter high-powered jobs, traditionally held by men, I still found this aspect a bit irritating.
anaavila's review against another edition
3.0
I appreciate the core message of the book: It doesn’t matter how busy you think you are, you can have a full life. It was refreshing to hear about something I strongly believe in and that goes against the common narrative. However, I don’t think the book succeeded in helping the reader actually put in practice what they learned other people can do.