I just read a book that called me out on my excuses for not seeing friends, not finishing my work, and wasting time on social media — and I loved it

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• Time is a precious commodity, but too many of us waste hours of it every day.
• In her new book, "Off the Clock," time-management expert Laura Vanderkam shows readers how to make time for what fulfills them — and eliminate what doesn't.
• For example, Vanderkam encourages readers to challenge their assumptions about why they need to hold onto an annoying freelance gig, or pack their workday with multiple meetings.

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Consider the plane ride.

Here are dozens of busy people, many of them probably traveling for work, the kind of people who might lament that their crazy schedule doesn't permit them time to read a novel or, heck, even sleep enough.

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