It's About Time: The Art of Choosing the Meaningful over the Urgent

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars | 218 ratings

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Last update: 11-10-2024


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Discover the eternal value of your finite time - and intentionally choose the meaningful over the urgent every single day.

Our culture makes it so that even the most organized and efficient among us feels the pressure of the ticking clock and the possibility and regret of missing out. Modern life has evolved in a way that sets us up for stress, pressure, and overload. New norms and attitudes tap into deeply wired psychological impulses that make it harder than ever to take control of your time. Many of us also have innate personality traits that make the struggle even worse.

No wonder time can become a tyrant that leaves us chronically stressed and discontented. Unlock an approach to life that best-selling author Valorie Burton calls “living timelessly”. You will come to understand:

  1. The gradual changes that have led us to a place where having too much to do and too little time to do it is the norm
  2. The vision for what it could look like if you were free from the stress of time and how to blast through the obstacles to those possibilities
  3. The practical steps to choosing the meaningful over the urgent so that your life is unhurried yet purposeful and reflects the values and impact that are unique to you.

It’s About Time helps you reimagine a life that is meaningful, at a pace that is natural, with a load that is doable and equips you with the tools to make it happen.

Assessments and exercises available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.


Top reviews from the United States

Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars This book will change your approach to time!
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2019
When I first heard about Valorie's new book, I knew I would buy it because I love her style of writing. However, I didn't think the topic was that relevant to me as I thought I was already an expert with managing my time. After reading the first couple chapters, I realized that I was dead wrong! This book has opened my eyes to the fact that I was not the time expert I thought I was! As a matter of fact, it showed me that I needed to drastically change my approach to my relationship with time. I found the exercises and coaching questions included in the chapters to be extremely helpful. For example, I did not know the extent of my social media use until I did the Daily Time Chart exercise. The Core Vulnerabilities and Positive Pessimist Assessments were also eye opening. I've incorporated what I've learned from these assessments as well as the book on a whole successfully into my daily life and I am beginning to see improvement in my relationship with time. The book is a very easy and interesting read with life experiences of others who are easy to relate to. Another great book from Valorie Burton! Hats off to her.
Profit Book
5.0 out of 5 stars More than TIME - Find out who you're all about
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2019
Some scenes in this book - like the woman in the first chapter who rushed to the hospital, like the sunsets ritual, like the beauty is the beast chapter - they made me pause in my tracks.

Which is what I suppose a wonderfully-written, story-based book about TIME will do. Valorie Burton's books make me think - about what came before, about who I am, about who I want to be. I want to be a better version of me while reading the book.

Then there are the "how did she know?" parts. Pages 108 and 109 are exactly about me. To the dot.

I would like to pick this book up again in another six months and see whether I've improved in my relationship with myself, my family, my work. Whether I've improved in my relationship with time. So glad to have pre-ordered this book. Was delighted when it came and dug in right away.
Tanya
5.0 out of 5 stars I needed this book
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2019
I discovered the 5-day devotional. I had to have the book since the devotional only gave enough of a snippet to whet my appetite. Great book. I recommend everything Valorie Burton writes. I have all of her books.
R. M. Galloway
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent book
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2019
Ok, book. I've liked her other books better.
Fred
5.0 out of 5 stars Most read book
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2020
You want to know how you can choose the meaningful over the urgent, then read this book. I highly recommend it!
Antoine D. Richardson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2019
Author provides very practical advice for getting a firm handle on the management of time and priorities.
Lover of Rome
5.0 out of 5 stars Preserve Your Precious Time for Things That Matter!
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2019
The best book about day to day life, and its preciousness, that you will read!
Paula Leach
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and helpful!
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2019
Loved this book. I quote it frequently.

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