Second Cup: Revisit those New Year's resolutions
The year is half over, but you can still achieve your January goals 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: Make time for a side hustle
Find time for extra cash without quitting your day job See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Useful, beautiful, inherited, hopeful
Decluttering is easier when you let emotional items stay See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How busy people can travel more
Two mindset shifts that make travel a possibility See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make time for your athletic dreams
Even busy people can get faster or stronger See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What stories does your home tell?
Make your space feel more meaningful See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make silence meaningful
Let people know when you'll assume the answer is no See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Get out of a slump
A listener asks how to stay motivated when the excitement of a project wears off See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Commute with a friend
Turn wasted time into a highlight of your day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Don't decide hungry
It's easier to eat a snack than to undo a bad decision See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Once is an emergency
Recurring emergencies suggest a systems problem -- that you might be able to solve See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One tip for working with you
Try this smart ice breaker that helps you work better as a team See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Limit the stacks of stuff
A little tip to help any space stay clean See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Old photos make for good scrolling
Look at your own highlights, rather than other people's See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Routines are like a rose garden
Even the best schedules need some tending See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Indulge in a vacation food
Savor foods you only eat at special times See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How to make a work BFF
How to turn work acquaintances into real friends See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Celebrate your work BFF
Make the most of your professional friendships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You can pivot
How to give gracious answers to awkward questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make invitations specific
Set things up to happen with a single reply See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Look for context friends
Make new friends by finding people who fill specific needs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Build in travel time, even on Zoom
Take a break between meetings to stay engaged See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: If you can't work, plan
Turn low-energy time into something more productive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you're disengaged, clean the office fridge
Get unstuck by doing something practical See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Keep score (of the right things)
Numbers don't tell the whole story, but they can tell a lot See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introduce new constraints
Ditch bad habits by making the old way impossible See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Let your ideas ripen
Sometimes great ideas aren't workable just yet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ask for stories, not advice
Experts are most helpful when explaining the choices they made See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Make a good day (almost) perfect
How would you like to be celebrated? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: You can repeat it
Go with what works, again and again See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.