Amanda Gardner

Sure, you can walk and chew gum at the same time, but can you crunch and still be happy? Time sickness is the belief that time is always slipping away, that there is never enough of it, and that you must go faster and faster to keep up. Those in the games industry can get both physically ill as well as suffer time sickness during crunch. While crunching on 'Perception' while caring for four children (including one toddler and one infant), Amanda Gardner HAD to learn to be flawless with her time management to insure the success of her debut game, in addition to being there for her family. The strategies she used helped free her from the constraints of not having too many hours in the day, and not enough energy to push through. She hopes to share her ideas to help elevate the industry's general well-being regarding crunch.

Crunch got you down? Overwhelmed at work? Come recharge your battery and take home some tools you can use when you're burned out. In this session, you'll learn how to deal with difficult emotional states while on the job, learn fast and easy strategies for changing your state without having to take a "time out", and finally, engaging in a few short guided meditations that can take you from freaked to fine in under 5 minutes. More psychological than spiritual, this talk can help you take care of your mind in tough times.

Sure, you can walk and chew gum at the same time, but can you work and parent and still be happy? Time sickness is the belief that time is always slipping away, that there is never enough of it, and that you must go faster and faster to keep up. Moms can get both physically ill as well as suffer time sickness when trying to balance work, life and family.. While working on her video game 'Perception' and caring for four children (including one toddler and one infant), Amanda Gardner HAD to learn to be flawless with her time management to insure the success of her debut game, in addition to being there for her family. The strategies she used helped free her from the constraints of not having too many hours in the day, and not enough energy to push through. She hopes to share her ideas to help elevate the wellbeing of moms everywhere.