Mediocre ideas can lead to good ones
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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
Make the rest fair
Ensure that everyone gets some downtime See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Write your own operating manual
Help people figure out how to work with you See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: In praise of book reports
Recount what happened and you’ll remember things better See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Buy a box of birthday cards
Make it easier to send good wishes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Time solves many problems
Be patient; many problems will work themselves out See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Be flexible on the details
Make it more enjoyable for people to meet your expectations See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Waste time better
Everyone wastes time, so make sure your wasted time is fun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Give plants as gifts
In lieu of flowers, give a gift that lasts a lot longer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: It might not take that long
Little things can make a big difference See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Kindness cascades
More people benefit from your kindness than you think See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make complete plans, even if they're tentative
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Make a wardrobe photo file
Make getting dressed easier by taking pictures of what you own See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Run into people
Create occasions for saying hello See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hand out SASEs
Make it easy for people to send you a real letter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Try 2-a-days
Get more activity, and more variety, by exercising twice a day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Be generous with time
People are a good use of time See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Build in a little social time
Make the most of being in person See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Capture travel memories on the way home
Document your trip while the memories are still fresh See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Work side by side
Body doubling can build relationships and help you focus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friends don't always come in pairs
Invite couple friends and single friends to the same gatherings See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you can't get out of it, get into it
Acting enthusiastic tends to make an experience more fun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cultivate a Saturday vibe
Feel more relaxed any day of the week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Give them what they won't give themselves
When somebody has everything, go for whimsy and fun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Aim to wake before your alarm
How to know you're well-rested See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make a to-love list
Plan out who needs a little extra attention and support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Create occasions for sharing
Generate a surplus that you can spread around See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make an offer
Say what you want to do, so you don't get stuck with what you don't See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You can go a long way in a weekend
Traveling and visiting might not require days off work See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Magic happens in the mushy middle
You have to be there to experience it See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.