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Free Time
Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business by Jenny Blake
What if you could achieve more by doing less?
In Free Time, Jenny Blake shares smart strategies to reclaim your time and energy. With practical tips for eliminating busywork and automating tasks, Blake shows how to focus on what truly matters and design a life filled with creativity and purpose.
This book was hand-picked by our friend Jenny Wood who climbed the ranks from entry-level employee to executive at Google. She shares no-BS strategies and scripts to be a more successful leader, employee, and human.
SMARTEST TAKEAWAYS
How to Create More Free Time Without Sacrificing Results
1️⃣ Eliminate to Elevate: Blake stresses the importance of cutting unnecessary tasks to focus on high-impact activities. Ask yourself: “What can I let go of to create more space?”
2️⃣ Simplify Your Systems: Streamlining workflows with checklists, templates, and automation tools can free up significant time and mental energy.
3️⃣ Delegate Smarter: Blake encourages entrepreneurs and leaders to outsource tasks that don’t align with their unique skills, allowing them to focus on their zone of genius.
4️⃣ Value Rest as Productivity: True free time isn’t about doing nothing; it’s about creating space to recharge, brainstorm, and pursue meaningful goals.
Jenny Blake, author of ‘Free Time’
INSIGHTFUL EXAMPLE
The Bakery That Baked Time into Its Recipe
Blake highlights the story of a bakery owner struggling to keep up with increasing demand while managing endless operational tasks. By rethinking their processes, they automated inventory tracking, delegated social media to a part-time assistant, and introduced a pre-order system for peak hours.
With the saved time, the owner launched a new product line that became a local hit, doubling revenue in just three months. The lesson? Free time isn’t just about doing less—it’s about making space for your best ideas to rise.
A QUOTE TO REMEMBER
The Value of Simplicity
“Free time is not a luxury—it’s a foundation for clarity, creativity, and sustainable success.”
BOOK FACTS
Free Time
Publication date: March 22, 2022
Print length: 336 pages
Listening length: 10:36
Ratings: 5.0 Amazon, 4.2 Goodreads
JENNY WOOD’S GUIDE
8 Scripts to Say ‘No‘
Saying no is a power move. But let’s be real — it can feel brutal.
Here’s the reality:
👉 You own your time. Don’t let guilt or fear hijack it.
👉 Every no makes space for a heck-yes to what truly matters.
👉 A quick, clean no beats a drawn-out maybe or a resentful yes.
👉 Don’t set yourself up for regret. If it’s a no today, it will be a no weeks from now.
Here’s how to say no — with confidence, zero guilt, and none of the drama.
THE HUMAN UPGRADE
How to Revamp Busy Work
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