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Episodes
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.
Episodes
Linger
Summer -- or any good time -- doesn't have to be over yet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Picture yourself a year from now
Mental time travel helps solve life's little problems See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Remember yourself a year ago
Mental time travel makes progress more apparent See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Checklists lighten the mental load
Share the steps so you can share the work See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Make (better) work friends
Why you should get closer to a few acquaintances See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: What makes an experience good
Know the highlights, so you can make sure they happen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How to help yourself relax
Set a timer so you can settle in See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In praise of book reports
Recount what happened and you’ll remember things better See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Write your own operating manual
Help people figure out how to work with you See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aim to leave as a smarter person
Try to learn instead of trying to make an impression See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People are a good use of time
Favorite people make non-favorite activities worthwhile See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Create a work bucket list
Brainstorm whatever you’d like to achieve See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Scroll less, puzzle more
How to be more mindful during leisure time See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Checklists mean less nagging
People need reminding, but you don’t need to be the reminder See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Go watch the fireflies
A few minutes for wonder won't hurt, and it might help See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Checklists save time
How to stop worrying and make fewer mistakes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One trick to make screen time more mindful
Make it harder to mindlessly log on See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Look at the whole iceberg
Make sure you know how much work is truly involved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: What to do when you finish early
Get ahead, relax, or dream big See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Summer Fridays aren't just for summer
The case for a slightly shorter workweek See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Capture your shower ideas
Don't forget, even if it’s hard to take notes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you buy it, will you use it?
How to figure out what you'll use, and won't See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Your friends are my friends
Mix and match to create variety and delight See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Track time while off the clock
How to remember where vacation time really went See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Don't be minute wise and hour foolish
When it comes to time, the big things matter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Take a working vacation
The case for doing a little work here and there See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: If you think it will be fun, say yes
Err on the side of making more memories See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Just go to bed
Almost everything looks better in the morning See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Put a toe in the water
Try it out before committing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.