Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Wellbeing

Laura began her Google career in sales but quickly carved out a niche for herself as a productivity expert. For more than a decade, she's been coaching Google executives and employees on how to achieve a state of "productivity Zen"--a holistic approach to conquering everything from the avalanche of emails in their inboxes with proven email management techniques to becoming the master of their own calendars and running excellent meetings. Her strategies have been widely adopted by many, including entry-level employees looking to amplify their individual impact, middle managers, and top executives working across global teams.

As many of us have moved to a hybrid environment blending work and home, managing our time efficiently and remaining productive is more important than ever. In Uptime, Laura shows how to thrive no matter where you're working, giving concrete steps that help you improve your focus, set priorities, and keep good systems, routines, and tactics in place.

Uptime explains how to make technology work for you and make "feeling on top of it" your new normal. It's a blueprint for operating at the highest levels of productivity while enhancing your own personal well-being.

Uptime is a blueprint for operating at your best, with actionable strategies from inside Google to help you:

• Set Priorities and Say No: Use the "List Funnel" to identify your top three priorities and learn the simple, effective language to decline requests that fall outside them.
• Master Your Calendar: Implement Zero-Based Calendaring to design your ideal week, protecting your high-energy "Power Hours" for deep work and avoiding burnout.
• Run Your Inbox: Tame the email avalanche with the "Laundry Method," a simple system for sorting and responding that keeps your inbox at zero.
• Make Meetings Matter: Learn the tactics Google executives use to ensure every meeting has a purpose, an agenda, and a result, saving countless hours each week.
• Thrive in a Hybrid World: Discover strategies to optimize your schedule for focus and connection, whether you work from home, the office, or a mix of both.