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The Book

Named 1 of the Washington Post’s 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of the Year!

Named a Good Reads finalist for Best Business Book of 2014!

From Time Confetti to Time Serenity: Overwhelmed is both a map of the stresses that have ripped our leisure to shreds and a blueprint for how to put the pieces back together. What Brigid Schulte offers us is a revelatory, at times hilarious, and at heart optimistic view of how we can begin to find time for the things that matter most and live more fulfilled lives.

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Resources to understand the Overwhelm and learn more about Bright Spots.
Why are things the way they are? How can they be better?

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About Brigid Schulte

About Brigid Schulte

Brigid Schulte is an award-winning writer and journalist and director of The Better Life Lab and Good Life Initiative at New America, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington DC. The Lab uses the power of data, transparency and storytelling to redesign work so that its sustainable, effective and fair, reimagine gender equality for a fairer, more human future, and rewire social policy to meet the needs of diverse 21st century families. She was a staff writer for the Washington Post and Washington Post magazine for nearly 17 years and was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia with her husband and two children. She grew up in Oregon and spent summers in Wyoming, where she did not feel overwhelmed.

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Part of a government-funded propaganda campaign after World War II to keep women in the home.

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Brigid's Articles

Down under, mother and daughter learn to see each other in a different light

Awash in Australian ad­ven­tures instead of daily routines, they forge a deeper connection.

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Rediscovering Berlin: Two teens, two visits, 35 years apart.

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The Better Life Lab Podcast: the art & science of work-life balance

Economists say the way we work has become so stressful it’s now the fifth leading cause of death. Our mission is to find a better way. Explore the art and science of living a full and healthy life with behavioral and social science researchers who can help us better understand what drives our human experiences, […]

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How myths about sexual harassment keep us in the dark

(CNN)When GOP supporters of now-confirmed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh attempted to explain away allegations of sexual assault as harmless teenage “horseplay,” as if sexual violence is part of a rite of passage, they were choosing to believe a powerful false narrative that “boys will be boys.” When, two years ago Sunday, a video emerged […]

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#NowWhat: The Sexual Harassment Solutions Toolkit

Taking action to prevent and end sexual harassment in workplaces, informed by research and practice After the wave of #MeToo stories focused attention on the prevalence and pain of sexual harassment in the workplace, the question now is, #NowWhat? What do we actually do to prevent and end sexual harassment? We know that what most organizations do […]

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Sexual Harassment: A Severe and Pervasive Problem

What Drives This Unwanted, Costly, and Damaging Behavior Across Industry Sectors by Wage and Gender Sexual harassment is everywhere. More than four decades after the term “sexual harassment” was first coined to describe unwanted, hostile harassing behavior based on one’s sex, the team at the Better Life Lab analyzed an extensive collection of data and […]

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