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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
Bill your time for a week
Figuring out where the time goes can help you spend it better See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Enjoy your forgotten things
Sometimes the old can be new again See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Plan your check in times
Make plans now to review your annual goals See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to your 8784 hours
Imagine how to make the next year amazing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: The case for quarterly goals
90-day goals can be better than annual ones See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Where will you be next year?
Look forward 12 months to create your own happy endings See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Leave the party while you're still having fun
Don't wait until something wonderful becomes wearying See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Resolve to eat all the delicious foods
Set at least one resolution that will bring you joy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Do your processes reflect your past or your present?
Make sure your regular rituals still make sense See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You don't have to explain
People are too busy worrying about their own lives to worry about yours See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Give yourself the gift of success
You can still finish what you set out to do See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: How to ask for help
People respond best to personal, specific requests See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Make mornings into family time
Use the first hour of the day to nurture relationships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You have time to be human
If a few minutes would make you feel a lot better, take them See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Don't waste the daylight
In winter, consider changing your schedule so you can see the sun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Upgrade your network
Surround yourself with people who also want to succeed See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Create small miracles
Look for ways to do little favors for people in your network See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Enjoy nearby nature
Getting into the great outdoors doesn't need to mean traveling far See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Don't get lost in the small stuff
Batch low-value tasks to preserve time for more important things See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Try a shut-down ritual
Ending your day well can set up a great day tomorrow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Set some microgoals
Bypass the small talk and form quick connections See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Find your first question
Bypass the small talk and form quick connections See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What's the big deal?
Find out why people are so drawn to their passions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Build in life maintenance time
Managing your life and your household is a real job that takes real space in a schedule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make little moments festive
Add some holiday spirit to everyday life See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Make holiday gatherings more meaningful
Tips from The Art of Gathering for throwing your best holiday parties ever See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Think could, not should
Thinking through options is more productive than feeling guilty See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Embrace your people
Become closer with the people you already know See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ask for helpful hints
Learn something, or at least have better conversations See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.