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.
How to be ultraproductive, with Christian Poensgen
Christian Poensgen, co-author of Ultraproductive, shares how 90 minutes a day can change your life
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Get in and get out
Spend less time online by going online with a purpose
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Make your planning time pay off
As you think about the future, solve a future problem for good
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Second Cup: Map out your time line
A good plan makes a big project more doable
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Second Cup: Try a limited engagement
See more of your friends by getting together a set number of times
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How to be a good podcast guest
A little preparation helps you get your message across
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You can talk about movies
Give yourself permission to keep things light, even when life is heavy
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Build good systems, with Ben Meer
Ben Meer, author of How to be Good at Life, shares tips for building systems to make daily life easier
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Enjoy the process
Discipline is easy when you love what you're doing
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Appoint a time keeper and a questioner
How to keep your meetings short and focused
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Second Cup: Don't buy time to do low paid work
Choose fulfilling tasks for your non-working hours
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Second Cup: Don't let uncertainty hold up your life
You can make plans, even if you don't know what the future holds.
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Start now
Today is a great day to start being the person you dream of becoming
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Your brain is not an alarm clock
Stop relying on your brain to remember things
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How micropractices make life better, with Eli Susman
Eli Susman shares how to feel calm and clarity in 30 seconds or less
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Know how long you can go dark
Figure out a reasonable response time, so you can get more done
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You and time are partners
In time, lots of things are possible
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Second Cup: You can win the year in October
What happens now shapes how you and others will see the year.
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Second Cup: Know when you won't get much done
Acknowledge unproductive stretches, so expectations match reality.
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Do it with a broken heart
Don't wait for perfect conditions to live your life
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Your next 8.760 hours
A lot can fit in the next year
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Plan for a long life, with Lynda Gratton
Lynda Gratton, author of Living the 100-Year Life, shares how to plan for careers and lives that last
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Book the sitter (literally and metaphorically)
Create the conditions where it's easy to have fun
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How to be gentle on yourself
Time tracking can lead to self-compassion
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Second Cup: Dogs need 'sniffaris' and you do too
Sometimes it's fun to just follow your nose
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Second Cup: You're there to make money, not to spend it
Don't let work become an accidental cost center.
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Make it rare to make it special
Avoid the hedonic treadmill by indulging in treats a little less often than you could
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Declutter your schedule
Getting rid of things you don't want to do makes space for things you do want to do
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Feeling worthy, with Dr. Marisa G. Franco
Dr. Marisa G. Franco, author of Worth, talks about self-esteem and attachment
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No is a wall
Say yes often enough that people keep asking
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Preserve time for possibilities
Make space in your schedule for great ideas you haven't thought about yet
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Second Cup: Start anywhere
You don't have to start at the very beginning, even if it is a very good place to start.
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Second Cup: Start a goal club
Create accountability and make your priorities happen
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Look for curiosity close to home
Go deep on a topic you see in your daily life
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Increase your money's happiness ROI
Some spending does more for your life than other spending
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Leading wisely, with Caroline Webb
Caroline Webb, leadership coach and author of Leadership Intelligence, shares strategies for smart management
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Be a person who shows up
Your presence matters, and will be remembered
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The riches are in the niches
It's easy to strike up a conversation with people who share your interests
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Second Cup: Get it done by Thursday
How to buy yourself breathing room
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Second Cup: Solve one nagging problem today
Don't let a problem continue to festers
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