Second Cup: How busy people can meet someone special
Sometimes doing an OK job is perfectly fine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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
Second Cup: How busy people can meet someone special
A listener asks how to find time to date See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Honk if you passed P-chem
Find your people by letting others know what matters to you See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Upgrade your background music
Start listening with a purpose See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make a little extra on Sundays
Make weekday meals easier without spending extra time cooking See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Go with the closer one
Less time spent running around means more time for everything else See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A video is worth 1000 words
Share important information more accurately and efficiently See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Re-read an assigned book
Great literature can also be a great source of pleasure See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Stay motivated when progress is slow
Learn to spot forward motion, even when it’s not obvious See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Check in weekly
How to hold yourself accountable See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Be yours
You don't need to wait for someone else to make you feel special See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Do the easiest part first
Sometimes work can create its own momentum See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Just ask for feedback
Let people share praise and concerns in whatever way works for them See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Keep the team going
Stay on track, even through the unexpected See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Just because you can doesn’t mean you should
Even people with flexible schedules need boundaries See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Build a better lunch break
Turn your mid-day meal into a mini-vacation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Keep the concept, add a twist
How to keep old favorites from going stale See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you didn't send Christmas cards, send Valentines
Any time of year is great for reaching out See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's OK to throw it away
Don't wait to get rid of something you'll never use See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Don't give yourself homework
Make life a little easier for Future You See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Say yes on vacation
Change your default answer when you change your surroundings See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: The art of the nap
How (and why) to take a quick snooze See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Designate fix-it times
Solve those annoying problems that waste time and energy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How not to end up disappointed in a job
Become a detective, and figure out how people spend their hours See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Remember who you know
Be more organized about connections and networking See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you're looking, it's not cooking
Limit the check-ins, so other people can be more productive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Full time doesn't mean all of the time
You can enjoy the rest of your life, even if you work long hours See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When you outsource, you're still a resource
Celebrate reducing your workload, rather than lamenting the small amount you still have to do See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Get outside for 20 minutes
This little resolution can make life feel more doable See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Use up those gift cards
Make a plan for getting your money’s worth See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.