How to steal time back for yourself | Mel Robbins #Shorts

Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — Laura Vanderkam is one of the world’s leading experts on time management. She’s a New York Times bestselling author, a researcher who’s studied thousands of real people’s time logs, and a mom of five who understands how quickly your own needs disappear from the calendar. Laura explains why “me time” is usually the first thing to get sacrificed - and why that’s not a personal failure. “Me time” is optional, flexible, and only affects you, so it gets pushed aside by work, family, and responsibilities that feel more urgent. Laura's research shows that doing something for you (choir practice, a bowling league, or book club) on a regularly scheduled night makes "me time" more doable. This episode isn’t about squeezing one more thing into your week. It’s about building self-care in a way that doesn’t collapse the moment life gets busy. Watch the full episode now: https://youtu.be/ccY2DaPEB9s — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah