Take the stress out of dinner
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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
Talk side by side
Sometimes conversations are easier without the eye contact See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Know what you're paying for
It might be worth a little extra to have a good experience See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Memorize something
When you know something by heart, you know it for good See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Make time for friends
Time spent with friends feels magical. Here’s how to build more of it into your life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Plan something fun for Sunday night
End the Sunday night blues for good with Laura’s favorite weekend planning tip. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Try a one-off book club
Books are better when shared with friends See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What did I move forward today?
How to celebrate and encourage more progress See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Honor the person introducing you
Acknowledge the connection to build goodwill See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mind your manners online
Saying please and thank you go a long way everywhere See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make a someday/maybe list
Capture tasks you don't need to do now See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: How to Spend Less Time on Email
Email can expand to fill all available space. One Before Breakfast listener writes in with an inbox strategy that has helped her do better work for her clients without getting burned out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Be kind to your future self
Learn how to free up time in the future so you can focus on your biggest goals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Schedule some low-key days
Build in open space during busy times See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listen to yourself
Experience yourself as others do See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Loop for understanding
How to turn down the temperature on challenging conversations See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make shallow questions deeper
Invite connection by tweaking the usual small talk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Scroll better
Make this mindless time more satisfying See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Give yourself a bedtime
More sleep is life-changing. If you can’t sleep in, here’s your next best option. 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.
Carry-ons let you carry on
Traveling light makes it easier to pivot See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Play every day keeps the doldrums away
Do something just for the fun of it See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Would you pay full price?
Buying things just because they're on sale doesn't save money See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A little extra closes the gap
If you're behind, you might not need to get caught up in one day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Choose interruptible work when you'll be interrupted
Avoid frustration by matching the right work to the right time See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Repeat what’s successful
It’s OK to stick with the tried and true See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Give praise that works
The best compliments inspire future successes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You don't have to schedule calls
It's OK to just pick up the phone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Develop a taste for quality
Surround yourself with good work, even from different fields See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Good ideas take time
Give your work the time and space it deserves See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.