Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
How to Take Control of Your Calendar with Time Crafting
Do you ever feel like your days are full but not fulfilling?
In this episode of Everyday Better, Leah shares a powerful time management technique called Time Crafting, developed by UCLA professor and happiness researcher Cassie Holmes. This simple tool helps you take back control of your time.
Using her own schedule as a guide, Leah demonstrates how tracking your time can reveal what lifts you up and what wears you down. You’ll learn how to build a calendar that reflects your values and brings more energy and joy to your day.
“This is so much more than a scheduling exercise. It's a path to identifying what really energizes you and what drains you throughout the day,” Leah says.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:10 - The first step to spending your time better
03:37 - Cassie Holmes on the science of time well spent
05:44 - What’s actually worth your time?
10:08 - How to time track
13:20 - Small moments that energize you
15:23 - Setting boundaries
18:44 - How to time craft
20:21 - Conclusion
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How to Take Control of Your Calendar with Time Crafting
Do you ever feel like your days are full but not fulfilling?
In this episode of Everyday Better, Leah shares a powerful time management technique called Time Crafting, developed by UCLA professor and happiness researcher Cassie Holmes. This simple tool helps you take back control of your time.
Using her own schedule as a guide, Leah demonstrates how tracking your time can reveal what lifts you up and what wears you down. You’ll learn how to build a calendar that reflects your values and brings more energy and joy to your day.
“This is so much more than a scheduling exercise. It's a path to identifying what really energizes you and what drains you throughout the day,” Leah says.
Subscribe to the Everyday Better newsletter to get more strategies for turning a stumble into a fresh start: bit.ly/3D91qoe
00:00 - Introduction
01:10 - The first step to spending your time better
03:37 - Cassie Holmes on the science of time well spent
05:44 - What’s actually worth your time?
10:08 - How to time track
13:20 - Small moments that energize you
15:23 - Setting boundaries
18:44 - How to time craft
20:21 - Conclusion
#linkedinnews
#everydaybetter
#timemanagement
#timetracking










