Recover wasted time and start living your fullest life

Most of us wouldn't dare give away our money, but when it comes to time, we let it go without a second thought. Business and creative professionals often dedicate long hours to their work, with little to show for it. We take on more than we should, we treat everything as urgent, and we attend pointless meetings. This book can help you see where you might be sabotaging your own goals.Time Rich helps you identify where youre losing personal time and mismanaging career time.

Through practical productivity tools and techniques, author and entrepreneur Steve Glaveski will show you how to be more productive at work, have more time to pursue your personal and life goals, and build a culture that supports achieving objectives without risking burnout. Learn how to:

 Identity how you are wasting time
 Manage your attention, get into the zone and stay there longer
 Prioritise, automate and outsource tasks
 Optimise your mind and body

Time Richis a blueprint for recovering your work hours, achieving more and spending time where it matters most.


Steve Glaveski understands something that few leaders have figured out: its possi¬ble to do less and get more done. This book offers a blueprint for working smarter.
Adam Grant, New York Times best-selling author of Originals and Give and Take, and host of the chart-topping TED podcast WorkLife

Time isnt money; its something of far more value. Glaveski makes the case that we ought to be protecting our time much more than we product other resources. And best of all, he shows you how.
David Burkus, author of Under New Management

Steve Glaveski offers countless ways to get more out of each day by being Time Rich.
Nir Eyal, best-selling author of Hooked and Indistractable

Time Rich by Steve Glaveski makes a compelling argument for abandoning the archaic historical artefact of an 8 hour work-day (or any other arbitrary sum of time) as outmoded and irrelevant to the way we live and do our best work today. Glaveski offers both big ideas and specific techniques to contain or eliminate such time-snatching demons as meetings, email and social media. Reclaim the value of your time by forsaking the management of it and learning instead to manage energy, efficiency and attention inputs with far greater impact on output and outcomes, not to mention quality of life.
Whitney Johnson, award-winning author of Disrupt Yourself and Build an A-Team

Time Rich is a fascinating look into why were all so busy and how to gain back our most precious resource. Whether youre a beginner or a seasoned productivity geek, this book will change your life.
Jonathan Levi, author, podcaster, and founder of SuperHuman Academy

A very worthwhile read for ambitious professionals to achieve that elusive work-life holy grail:  being present and engaged at home without sacrificing anything on the work front and even, perhaps, becoming more productive than you ever thought you could be.
Andy Molinsky, award-winning author of Global Dexterity and Reach

About the author ix

Acknowledgements xi

Preface xiii

Introduction xvii

Part 1: How we got here 1

1. Origins of the eight-hour workday 3

2. The evolution of work 13

Part 2: The psychology of work 27

3. The flow state 29

4. Dr Feelgood 45

Part 3: The modern workplace 53

5. How organisations kill productivity 55

6. People over process 67

7. The typical workday 81

8. How to build a time-rich culture 95

9. Toxic work culture and environment 107

10. How individuals kill productivity 121

Part 4: How to become time rich 137

11. Pea: Prioritise, economies of scale and alignment 139

12. C: Cut the fat 151

13. A: Automation 165

14. O: Outsource (and delegate) 189

15. T: Test and iterate 209

16. S: Start your engine 215

17. Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? 229

18. Productivity tips and tricks 247

What now? 255

Final thoughts 263

Appendix: The How to run a shorter workday experiment 271

Index 281