Jay Schwedelson finally found someone who might just have the answer to his time struggles: Rebecca Shaddix. She’s not only a Forbes contributor and the force behind UCLA's Women in Tech research, but she’s also on a mission to rescue your day—90 seconds at a time. This episode isn’t about productivity hacks that require color-coded calendars or waking up at 4 a.m. It’s about the tiny gaps you already have and how to reclaim them with purpose.ㅤListen to Rebecca’s podcast Time Billionaires for short, actionable ways to reclaim your day. Learn more at timebillionaires.org and follow her on LinkedIn.ㅤBest Moments:(01:00) Why a car accident at 15 forced Rebecca to rethink how she used time(02:45) The connection between micro moments and COVID-era burnout(04:45) How filling short gaps with email and doomscrolling backfires(06:02) The simplest shifts to stop draining your brain between meetings(07:30) Rebecca’s favorite 2-minute actions that actually reset your energy(09:35) Why we check email too often—and what to do instead(12:04) Rebecca’s exact daily structure, from no-phone mornings to energy-aligned gaps(14:00) The six categories she uses to decide how to fill her micro moments(17:00) Why we spend time on things we’d never spend money onㅤCheck out Jay’s YOUTUBE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@schwedelsonCheck out Jay’s TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@schwedelsonCheck Out Jay's INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jayschwedelson/

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