I had high expectations for TIME MAGIC by Melissa Ambrosini and Nick Broadhurst in helping me evaluate and improve the way I use my limited time and resources. Having finished this guide, I am happy to say that it delivered, with the small, very actionable mindset changes and the very doable steps in taking back my life from expectations, requirements, and unbalanced way I'd managed to keep all the balls sort of in the air. I enjoyed every minute with the clear, engaging prose, the suggestions -- it felt like advice and gentle guidance I'd get from my cool aunt at the kitchen table. I received a copy of this book and these opinions are my own, unbiased thoughts.

Time Magic

What an ambitious book! Honestly, I think it does itself a disservice in being immediately thought of as a time management book.

Honestly, it’s much more holistic than that.

I feel calmer and more in the driver’s seat when it comes to my own time.

There isn’t a bigger endorsement than that!

The Ryan Holiday portion was my favorite.

Give this book a shot! It may be the best use of your time to (as they say) get years of your life back.

Who doesn’t want that?

You will find something even if you already implement some of these. Boomeranging inbox emails is fun if it works for you. Calendars, task, heath, food, meditation -- some of these things might seem like misfits in a book like this, but you will see it make sense at the end of it all, when you look at it holistically. Worht thinking about bring growth mindset to time management,. Love the part of destressing each day.

It was ok, but not really what I had in mind. Almost everything in the book was common sense, I mean who doesn't use a calendar and a task manager?
But I guess my ADHD causes different time management issues to most people's.
I guess this book might remind a lot of people about what their life priorities are and how to keep their eyes on the goal. As someone easily distracted, I can sympathise. But I didn't really find what I was looking for.

Although there were a handful of good and actionable points, I found that some points were not relatable.

Not a difficult read.

Time Magic : Reclaim Your Time, Reclaim Your Life is a self help book encouraging you to look at and change the way you spend your time. There is nothing new in the book but the format may appeal to some people. The authors include health and fitness information and there are lots of snippets relating to parenthood. Having read lots of books on the subject this one is not for me but I am sure there will be lots of people who it will be beneficial to.

After reading Time Magic, I have started using the time rock method of scheduling things on my calendar. Put in the big things that are either time sensitive or that you want to prioritize, and let all the other small tasks (or pebbles) sprinkle into your calendar if there is time.

This book had a lot of great points on how to change your perspective on time, and to figure out what parts of your life you want to prioritize. However, I think this book would have been better if they never included Nick's little anecdotes. I read half of his parts, and skipped the rest. He never added anything helpful, only bragged about himself. He listens to his own songs on repeat? Ick. Also, they went into too much detail on the hiring process of having someone manage your email inbox for you. Let's be honest, the people that can afford to have other people do things for them, are not the people who read a book on time management. Know your audience and don't mention the "inbox ninja" or your nanny.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, HarperCollins Leadership, and the authors, Melissa Ambrosini and Nick Broadhurst, for providing me an electronic advanced review copy in exchange for an honest review.

When I saw that Melissa Ambrosini was coming out with a new book, I squealed! When I saw it was available as a Read Now on Netgalley, I saw it as fate.

I’ve read a lot of books about habits and time management. I really enjoyed this one. A lot of the things I was already doing, but others I’d let go by the wayside, like using my phones calendar. This was a great reminder to pick my life back up. I’ve been struggling with depression and medical issues post miscarriage and this book really reminded me to get back to my routines. Those routines help with my time management and creating more time in my day. I took a lot out of this book. Particularly the Task Management tip and even some of the supplements! If you want a fresh new look at time, I highly suggest you pick up this book!

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC!

This book was written by a husband and wife from Australia, and they claim to be presenting the strategies that helped them gain back tons of time. In the intro, they say that "you can reclaim up to 16 years of your life" and that their health-related tips "can add years to your life." I'm skeptical.
Time Magic is not about time management, but rather saving time, making more time, and choosing to do what you want to.
The five parts of the book review where you're spending the time you have, reclaiming time, making the most of your time, how to choose things to do with newfound "extra" time, and the final section focuses on longevity - tips for living longer.
The book is a quick read. I don't know that anything in it was a revolutionary idea, and there were a lot of citations. It did have good tips and was organized in a way where chapters built off each other. I think I'd hoped for something new, not just another way of talking about prioritizing, to do lists, calendars, and stress management.

This is a good, basic book on time management. I liked that it focused on encouraging readers to prioritize what is most important in their lives. For anyone needing help in saying "no" to demands on their time, this is an excellent resource. The theme of the book is - life is too short to spend time on things you don't enjoy.

The goal of Time Magic is to give you more time in your everyday life to do worthwhile things through actionable items.

Some of these actionable items are relatable, like being off social media. Others are … less so. Take for example their chapter on reducing time reading and responding to emails. Ideas like, schedule 3 times a day to check emails and don’t check them outside of that are solid and actionable for most people. But multiple pages were dedicated to how to hire someone for $40/hr to sort and respond to emails like you (spoiler: you should video tape yourself talking aloud through your emails so they can learn how you think). I don’t hate the “but if you’re rich” advice, because sure I’d rather know what options exist and then decide if it’s worth it to me… but does it make me roll my eyes? Yes.

There is also a decent amount of good science in this book with a sprinkle of unfounded claims that make it tough to discern between. For example, the book recommends no WIFI due to concerns with the electromagnetic fields (Read the systematic review by Dongus et Al in 2022 to understand why this isn’t necessary) juxtaposed to very real scientifically founded concepts.

About 70% of this book was relatable and actionable, however without the space for deep thinking, I’m left wondering if I’ll actually take action. Just because I know the right things to do, doesn’t mean I will do them. And that’s where this book falls short, it tells you here’s how to live a better life but it doesn’t leave much room for reflection and deep thought on the topic.

I received a free copy of this arc in exchange for my honest review.