#140: Manage Your Time Like a Boss with Andrew Hartman

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Sep 25, 2025

Andrew Hartman, founder of Time Boss, dives into effective time management strategies after experiencing burnout. He emphasizes treating time like cash, advocating for prioritization, and creating commitment plans to foster emotional margin. Andrew discusses the pitfalls of cognitive overload and the importance of delegation. He introduces the concept of chaos buffering to handle unpredictability, and encourages leaders to focus on outcomes rather than performative tasks. His practical approach helps reclaim control over personal and professional time.

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ANECDOTE

Burnout Triggered A Time-Management Breakthrough

Andrew Hartman burned out by working nights and skipping workouts until his sense of smell disappeared for months.
That crisis pushed him to rethink time and build the Time Boss framework to avoid self-destruction.

INSIGHT

Think Of Time As A Fixed Budget

Treat time like cash: decide a fixed weekly budget for income-generating hours and defend it.
This mental shift prevents endless work driven by a never-empty to-do list.

ADVICE

Pause Before You Say Yes

Before saying yes, account for how much time you actually have and whether the request will fit your schedule.
Ask if your future self will be happy you committed before you 'swipe that card.'

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In this episode, Andrew Hartman, founder of Time Boss, joins the show to challenge the way leaders think about time. Drawing from his own burnout and breakthrough, Andrew reveals how high-achieving professionals can reclaim control of their calendar, emotional margin, and ultimately their impact not by doing more but by leading themselves better.

He introduces a powerful reframe: stop treating time like credit and start treating it like cash. From commitment plans and chaos buffering to becoming a better boss to your future self, Andrew gives leaders a practical playbook to shift from overwhelm to sustainable, energized performance.

Key Takeaways:

Leaders must stop treating time like credit and start budgeting it like cash.
Emotional margin is created by making commitment plans not by getting to the bottom of your to-do list.
Overextending yourself doesn’t mean more results; it often leads to cognitive overload and diminished decision-making.
Delegating, deferring, and chaos-blocking are essential to managing the unpredictable nature of leadership.
You are the boss of your future self so lead accordingly and with intention.

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Additional Resources:

Follow Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewhartman/

Follow Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattpoepsel/

Follow PeopleForward Network on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/peopleforward-network/

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