Before Breakfast
In each bite-sized, daily episode of Before Breakfast, host Laura Vanderkam shares a time management strategy or an answer to a listener’s schedule question. How can listeners make the most of their time, both at work and at home? The mission is to give listeners practical tools to feel less busy and get more done.
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Episodes (2639)
Limit the stacks of stuff
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Old photos make for good scrolling
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Second Cup: Routines are like a rose garden
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Second Cup: Indulge in a vacation food
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How to make a work BFF
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Celebrate your work BFF
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You can pivot
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Make invitations specific
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Look for context friends
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Second Cup: Build in travel time, even on Zoom
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Second Cup: If you can't work, plan
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If you're disengaged, clean the office fridge
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Keep score (of the right things)
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Introduce new constraints
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Let your ideas ripen
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Ask for stories, not advice
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Second Cup: Make a good day (almost) perfect
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Second Cup: You can repeat it
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What question are you answering?
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Flexibility matters more than hours
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See what's nearby
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You need a busy basket
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Plan your travel portfolio
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Second Cup: How to maximize your vacation days
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Second Cup: Vacation plans vs. spontaneity
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Mentor for the moment
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Use this tip from French cooking to be more efficient
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Plan for depletion
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Ask about colleagues' vacation schedules
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What does it cost to be you?
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Second Cup: Keep one calendar
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Second Cup: Get it out of your head
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Clean for yourself
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Pack a day before
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Notice your free time
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Round early
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End your vacation on a high note
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Second Cup: Wait a minute
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Second Cup: Productivity doesn't always look productive
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Treat your network like a garden
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Smile at 10
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Remind yourself of your resolutions
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Go see someone
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Begin by thinking about the end
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Second Cup: Don't go for the least common denominator
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Second Cup: Something active, something creative
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Be a learn-it-all
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Enjoy your efficiency dividend
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Feedback is about the person giving it
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Meetings don't need spectators
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