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A review by cbaszler
I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time by Laura Vanderkam
4.0
3.5 stars. Some of this book is spent laying out strategies women use to piece together work, family, and personal time to create an overall mosaic that is fulfilling and achievable: flexibility in work place and hours, being intentional with time and tasks in work and at home, etc. Those parts read like a Women's Studies course textbook (definitely skimmable), not presenting anything new, but documenting the current landscape (mine included).
For me, the useful parts of this book provided perspective and encouragement to support women in the midst of this landscape, arming us to be successful. I appreciate the recognition of the important part work plays in a person's life, particularly in a woman's life, which doesn't disappear when she becomes a parent.
Three quotes from this book that I will take with me:
1. Life is stressful and life is wonderful; there is no contradiction here. These facts exist side by side.
2. The laundry can wait. Contentment shouldn't.
3. What is a deeply-held value, and what is merely a script memorized long ago? Sometimes life is hard for a good reason. Sometimes, narratives serve no purpose beyond keeping you from the life you want.
For me, the useful parts of this book provided perspective and encouragement to support women in the midst of this landscape, arming us to be successful. I appreciate the recognition of the important part work plays in a person's life, particularly in a woman's life, which doesn't disappear when she becomes a parent.
Three quotes from this book that I will take with me:
1. Life is stressful and life is wonderful; there is no contradiction here. These facts exist side by side.
2. The laundry can wait. Contentment shouldn't.
3. What is a deeply-held value, and what is merely a script memorized long ago? Sometimes life is hard for a good reason. Sometimes, narratives serve no purpose beyond keeping you from the life you want.