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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
What for, why now, what else
Be mindful of why you are picking up your phone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Revisit a familiar book
End a reading slump by re-reading something good See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Throw your own party
Take the initiative to celebrate good moments See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You work with people
There's usually another human being on the other end See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Master the art of rescheduling
How to move commitments considerately See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: How to quit the snooze button
Find more time in your day — and sleep better — by learning how to kick the snooze button habit for good. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Build it before you need it
Asking what can go wrong means more will go right See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Try some work puttering time
Leave some space for trying things out See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Just get going and see what happens
You don't need to feel motivated to get started See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Plus one
How to create more social time without tying up your calendar See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Efficiency is anticipation
Looking forward can save time and money See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Learn the phonetic alphabet
On the phone a lot? Be understood See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: How to ‘have it all’
Work and life don’t have to be in opposition See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Let go of meeting FOMO
You can contribute without being present See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Look ahead a week or two
Make sure you know about anything major coming up See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's just a phase
Embrace the fact that nothing lasts forever See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The paradox of the junk drawer
How an 'other' category makes organization possible See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Work smart when working after hours
Intentions and boundaries keep work in its place See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Display a work memento
How to feel connected to your colleagues and your purpose See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Don't let criticism sting
A listener asks how to shrug off unhelpful feedback See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Try a double header
Combine meetings to free up space See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stay in touch
People from your past can make things happen in the future See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make screen-free fun more tempting
Level the playing field See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On a scale of 1 to 10
Figure out how much everyone really cares See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Be a person who does fun stuff
Change the story you tell about yourself See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Use a “done” list
Hold yourself accountable and celebrate what you've accomplished See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Use ‘shadow values’ in your favor
Understanding people’s secret motivations is powerful See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Don't wait to apologize
Making amends fast can save a relationship See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Log your pauses
Take smart breaks, not unintentional ones See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.