Get Stuff Done Without the Stress

Risa Williamsis a psychotherapist, writer, speaker, and wellness coach who specializes in time management and goal-setting tools. Combining her background in the arts and writing, along with her experience in clinical psychology, Risa opened her own consulting business with a wellbeing approach to time management and productivity. She has gone on to help hundreds of clients from around the world, as well as to be featured in many worldwide publications: Forbes Magazine, Wired, Women's World, Real Simple, and Business Insider. Risa’s also the host of the Motivation Mindset Podcast, and the author of five award-winning self-help books, including The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit and The Procrastination Playbook. She currently lives in Los Angeles, and spends her time working with clients, writing books, teaching at universities, and being a mom.

Introduction / Where People Tend to Get Lost

• The Nonstop Hamster Wheel
• We Are Humans, Not Robots
• How Burnout Begins

How This Book Works

Chapter One / Map Out Your Goals: Three Is the Magic Number

• You Need a Map
• Three Is the Magic Number
• The Magic Post-it
• The Brain Dump List
• When You Have a Really Busy Week
• The Monthly Review

Chapter Two / Creating Calm: Self-Care Is Nonnegotiable

• Damage Control Is Not Self-Care
• Make It Nonnegotiable
• The Stress Scale
• How Stress Makes Us Stuck
• Your Capacity for Calm
• Addicted to Adrenaline

Chapter Three / Design Your Time: Creating Space for Things That Matter

• Creating Space
• The Time Wardrobe
• The Task Intensity Meter
• Activating Your Energy
• Naming Your Days
• The Hats Method
• The Morning Reset

Chapter Four / Show Yourself Proof: Small Steps Add Up to Big Things

• Acknowledge Your Progress
• The Small Steps Journal
• Dancing with Time
• The Yearly Review

Chapter Five / Embrace Being Done: Practice the Feelings You Want to Feel

• The Phases of Progress
• Expand Your Idea of Success
• Be Kind to Your Mind
• Show Yourself Some Love

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

• Mental Health Resources
• Further Reading

About the Author