How to gain control of our free time Ted Talks - Laura Vanderkam

Before watching: With a partner discuss these questions.

1. Do you agree with this quote? Why/Why not?
‘Personally, I know how challenging it can be to find free time in today's uber-busy,
espresso-chugging world to tend to our spirits, to nourish our souls.’ - Karen Salmansohn
2. What are some things you can do to gain more free time?

While watching - How to gain control of our free time - Ted Talk: Laura Vanderkam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3kNlFMXslo
1. Watch this Ted Talk from beginning to end. Take notes of her main argument and key ideas
in the box below.
After watching - With a different partner, compare your notes and what you have learned from the
video to make a 5 sentence summary of Laura Vanderkam’s talk. Then post it in our Edmodo mini-
group page.

Final discussion - Discuss with a partner.

● Make a list of the three-five most important priorities in your life in order of importance. Explain.
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● What goals do you have for the next year? (2 or 3 items)

❖ career -
❖ relationships-
❖ self -
● How can you work these goals into your current schedules?