{"product_id":"twenty-minutes-is-the-new-hour-the-ambitious-womans-guide-to-doing-less-and-achieving-more","title":"Twenty Minutes Is the New Hour: The Ambitious Woman's Guide to Doing Less and Achieving More","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Regardless of where you are in your career, \n\u003ci\u003eTwenty Minutes Is the New Hour\u003c\/i\u003e is the time management guide you need to reclaim your time and get ahead. Everyone--Gen Z, millennial, Gen X, and boomer alike--will find something useful in these pages.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Lindsey Pollak, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBecoming the Boss\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Remix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In her new book Fran Hauser helps us rethink our relationship with time in very practical ways- all to ensure that we do less, better, in a joyful, guilt-free way!\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Natalie Nixon, PhD, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMove. Think. Rest.\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Creativity Leap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \n\u003ci\u003eTwenty Minutes Is the New Hour, \u003c\/i\u003e Fran Hauser offers a liberating reframing of time in a culture that equates busyness with worth. With clarity and compassion, she reveals how perfectionism and people-pleasing pull us away from what truly matters and how to reclaim our time for the people and work that both add value and make us feel valued, so our days reflect meaningful work, deep relationships, and a life aligned with what matters most.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Jennifer B. Wallace, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMattering\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever Enough\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Fran employs her signature combination of decades of executive experience and humility to share a relatable self-examination of our flawed conditioning around time and work in this realistic and tangible guide on how we can slowly test ways to regain our time (and perspective) back. As so many women reach for ways to make work and life feel more sustainable, \n\u003ci\u003eTwenty Minutes Is the New Hour \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a solution.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Neha Ruch, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Power Pause\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Most time management books tell you to do more. Fran Hauser asks a smarter question: Why are you wasting time in the first place? Your subconscious habits are costing you hours every week, often without you noticing. This book names the pattern clearly and gives you real tools to break it.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Chris Guillebeau, author of \u003ci\u003eTime Anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe $100 Startup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A practical road map. . . . women seeking to make their day-to-day more manageable will find this a welcome resource.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFran Hauser\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading career expert and vocal champion of women in the workplace, the owner of Bedford Books in Bedford, New York, and the author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Myth of the Nice Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. She has spoken at over 200 organizations, including Meta, Google, Unilever, Blackrock, NPR, Mastercard, and The Conference for Women. Fran's insights have appeared in media outlets including \n\u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eCNBC\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eBusiness Insider\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn indispensable guide to help women reclaim hours in their day by overcoming the Four 4P's--People Pleasing, Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Padding--from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of the Nice Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A liberating reframing of time in a culture that equates busyness with worth.\"--Jennifer B. Wallace, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMattering \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Never Enough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWomen often carry a different kind of time load--one that adds up in ways that aren't always visible but deeply felt. Often, these responsibilities cause us to fall prey to what Fran Hauser calls \"The 4 P's\"--people-pleasing, perfectionism, procrastination, and (time) padding. Whether it's saying yes when you know you don't have the bandwidth, rewriting an email for the tenth time, or sitting through meetings that go nowhere, these patterns chip away at our hours, leaving less time for what truly matters. But when we start paying attention to these habits, we begin to change our relationship with time. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \n\u003ci\u003eTwenty Minutes Is the New Hour, \u003c\/i\u003e Hauser shows professional women how to embrace a \"twenty-minute mindset\" to create more time and space for themselves and their most meaningful work. This mindset helps us break free from the 4 P's, stop over-rotating and make progress in less time than we think we need. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on Hauser's decades of executive experience--and stories from successful women such as Sprinkles Founder Candace Nelson and Journalist Danielle Robay-- \n\u003ci\u003eTwenty Minutes is the New Hour\u003c\/i\u003e is equal parts accessible and actionable. You'll come away with important tools, including: \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe secret recipe for getting an effective meeting done in 20 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA messy action mindset to help you start (and keep going)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWays to streamline projects and negotiations that have become overly complex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrameworks for nailing high-stakes conversations without overthinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA simple weekly practice to create space on your calendar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTwenty Minutes Is the New Hour \u003c\/i\u003eis the antidote to our always-on, overworked world and a fresh take on productivity. The goal isn't to do more. 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