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![XXX, author of xxx, reveals/shares XXX. And host Keith McArthur speaks with XXXX contributor XXX about XXX {embed here} Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Google Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Stitcher Listen on Android Thanks for listening. Please subscribe! Episode 64 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [2:50] Featured interview with Laura Vanderkam XXX is author of XXX S/he is a XXXX and XXXX. In this conversation, Keith and XXX discuss: Why Laura chose to write a fiction book about productivity The importance of "forest time" The novel's main lesson: "Expectations are infinite. Time is Finite. We are always choosing. Choose well. How to deal with infinite expectations The folly of inbox zero Every moment is a choice Laura's podcast "Best of Both Worlds." [18:55] Laura's Instruction Manual, Part II 1. If you had to pick one music album as the soundtrack to your life, what would it be? Indigo Girls Greatest Hits 2. What's one personal development myth you want to dispel? That getting to "inbox zero" is a worthwhile goal 3. Name one unusual or surprising gadget you couldn't live without. Her plug-in griddle for pancakes and grilled cheese sandwiches 4. What does a "bad day" look like to you and what are the steps you take to turn it around? A day when there's frustrations with things out of your control like a plane delay. 5. What is your biggest goal or wildest dream? To keep writing fiction and non-fiction [26:20] Where to find Laura Website: lauravanderkam.com Instagram: Twitter: Facebook: Pinterest: [27:15] Fitness contributor Kathleen Trotter takes rapid-fire questions Kathleen Trotter is author of Finding Your Fit: A Compassionate Trainer's Guide to Making Fitness a Lifelong Habit In this conversation, Keith and Kathleen discuss: first bullet [x] Where to find Kathleen [x] KatheenTrotter.com Instagram: KathleenTrotterFitness Twitter: KTrotterFitness Facebook: KathleenTrotter [x] Closing words Feedback & Connect Subscribe to My Instruction Manual on Apple Podcasts or on Android Email: keith@myinstructionmanual.com Keith on Twitter: @KeithMcArthur Join our Facebook page Check out our Pinterest page: myinstructionmanual](https://i0.wp.com/myinstructionmanual.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MIM64-Laura-Vanderkam.png?resize=450%2C330&ssl=1)
