Pin down what makes you miserable
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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
Collect pithy praise
Short testimonials help make your case See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Give yourself a budget
Spending mindfully can be better than not spending at all See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Ask how you can help
Reaching out solves problems and opens up opportunities See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Borrow before you buy
How to stop clutter before it starts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Be choosy about advice
Not all advice is worth following See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Don't pad your to-do list
Focus your intentions to get more done See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
To-do means today
Your to-do list should be a contract with yourself See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you’re happy, let them know it
Tell people exactly what you enjoyed and why See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Give yourself a chance
Even if conditions aren’t perfect, you can do a lot See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Be (a little) less efficient
The case for running an errand during the workday See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Borrow a hobby
Try out new ways to spend your free time See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sometimes you can sweep it under the rug
Not every mess must be dealt with See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Use chat for good
Make virtual meetings more effective and inclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tip generously if you can
Sometimes a little extra can mean a lot See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Break it into pieces
Make progress even in small bits of time See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Respect your sleep set point
Get more done by getting the sleep you need See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: One dozen goals
How to plan an ambitious, balanced year See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: No one is busy at 5 a.m.
Unusual times might be the best times to get together See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pack your listening material
Think through driving time to make it more pleasant See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.