Feel Focused & Fulfilled Every Day
Make Time is not about crushing your to-do list or maximizing personal productivity. It’s about rethinking “the defaults” so you can focus on what matters every day.
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“One of the most challenging concepts with any new system is to keep it simple enough that you see results quickly, but deep enough that it will continue to reveal value as you increase use. Make Time really hits this magical blend.”
YASMINA JAIDI
Global Head of Leadership & Culture, L’Oréal
“I applied the strategies from Make Time and noticed immediate and dramatic improvements in focus. I’m still using these tactics today. That should tell you something.”
JACKIE COLBURN
Strategist & Facilitator, Self-Employed
“Make Time has helped both my wife and I take much greater control over our days, helping us focus more on what fulfills and less on just marking days off of a calendar.”
LONNY JAMES RUBEN
CEO & Husband, Bunny James Boxes
A Friendly Framework
Make Time is a simple, 4-part framework that helps you identify your daily priorities, eliminate distractions, and create the energy you need to focus on what matters to you.
“If you want to achieve more (without going nuts), read this book.”
I’m new to Make Time. Where should I start?
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Learn why we created Make Time and how our team has integrated it into their lives over the last 10+ years.
I’ve read Make Time. What’s next?
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Make Time is Friendly, Flexible, and Forgiving
It’s based around four simple steps:
Highlight: Start each day by choosing a priority
This simple step ensures you spend time on what matters most to you and don’t spend the entire day reacting to other people’s priorities.
Laser: Beat distraction to make time
Distractions like email, social media, and breaking news are everywhere. We’ll show you how to adjust your devices and apps so you can find Laser mode.
Energize: Use the body to recharge the brain
Today’s typical lifestyle ignores our evolutionary history; we’ll show you how to reset the defaults so you can power up.
Reflect: Adjust and improve your system
At the end of each day, you’ll note which tactics worked, which didn’t, and what you’ll try tomorrow (refine, add, or drop).
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How Make Time is Different From Typical Time Management & Productivity Systems
Not just about productivity
Rather than optimizing every minute of your life, you’ll learn how to make time for the things you actually care about.
Practical & easy to follow
No abstract theory or complicated systems. Just 87+ simple, bite-sized tactics you can start using today.
Made for imperfect humans
Make Time is designed for “human” you, not “superhuman” you. There’s no “perfect” way to use it and if you fall off, there’s no judgment or guilt.
Customize to fit your needs
It’s not a one-size-fits-all formula, but a customizable menu of bite-size tips & strategies that can be tailored to your habits & lifestyles.
Fun & enjoyable
Make Time is filled with personal stories, opinion battles, confessions of bad habits & silly sketches that keeps things light & relatable.
Applicable to life and work
Body & brain. Work & personal life. Make Time helps you feel focused and energized at work, on the weekends, and in between.
Make Time Really Works
Harry
London
Gina
San Francisco
Diana
Milan
Erin
Cape Town
Hi, we’re Jake & JZ, Creators of Make Time
After working in the tech industry for a long time, we felt burned out by the always-connected culture and back-to-back meeting schedule that left little time for our priorities.
So we decided to do something about it.
We took what we learned from designing apps like Gmail and YouTube, and came up with simple ways to fight distraction and take back control.
We experimented, failed, and succeeded, and, over time, learned that it’s possible to redesign your time—to get more focus, greater attention, and better energy for the things that matter to you every day.
In the book, we share everything we learned, along with many tales of our human errors and dorky solutions in the hopes that they inspire you to start your own Make Time journey.
Hey, I’m Connor, CEO of Make Time
My journey began at Google, where I found myself constantly chasing deadlines, juggling multiple projects, and striving to meet ever-increasing expectations. I constantly felt burned out.
Then, I met Jake and JZ.
We worked out of the same building at Google’s HQ, and I noticed they had successful careers and great lives outside of their work. I needed to know how they were doing both!
I learned from their experiments, and started to try out these tactics myself, and I experienced an immediate change in how I was working (and feeling).
The impact of Make Time on my professional and personal life was so profound that I felt compelled to share these insights with others.
Today, as the CEO of Make Time, my mission is to bring Make Time to the masses, helping individuals, teams, and organizations to integrate the Make Time philosophy, framework, and tactics into their lives.
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