About this episode
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. ㅤ Listen to Rebecca’s podcast Time Billionaires for short, actionable ways to reclaim your day. Learn more at timebillionaires.org and follow her on LinkedIn . ㅤ Best 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 on ㅤ Check out Jay’s YOUTUBE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@schwedelson Check out Jay’s TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@schwedelson Check Out Jay's INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jayschwedelson/