Second Cup: This is when you get stronger
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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
Know when you won't get much done
Acknowledge unproductive stretches, so expectations match reality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You can't edit a blank page
As soon as you've got something, you can turn it into something better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Try random acts of kindness with Kathleen Paley
Lawyer and podcaster Kathleen Paley shares strategies for doing good, and making daily life better See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You can win the year in October
What happens now shapes how you and others will see the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Don't let uncertainty hold up your life
You can make plans, even if you don't know what the future holds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Eat BBQ in Memphis
Learn to love wherever you are See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Control what comes in
Decisions are easier when all the choices are good See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Browse for a project
Spark your imagination for new ways to spend your leisure time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Don't sweat the seconds
You don't have to optimize every task if you're happy with the way you're doing it now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make time for creative work with Camille Pagan
Novelist Camille Pagan shares how even busy people can make time to write. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You need more sky
Aim for a little more time without a roof over your head. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You're there to make money, not to spend it
Don't let work become an accidental cost center. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Time is what you make of it
Make the most of the time you can control See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Play Tetris with your schedule
Put the right activities at the right time See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Start anywhere
You don't have to start at the very beginning, even if it is a very good place to start. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Do a meaning challenge
What can you do in the next two weeks to deepen your experience of time? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Discover the Rule of 3 with Chris Bailey
In this interview, productivity expert Chris Bailey shares tips for focusing on what matters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Life is a portfolio of choices
Make choices in context, rather than in isolation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make bite-sized bucket lists
Small lists can inspire you to make any chunk of time better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: You may as well look
Even if you like your job, it's good to know what's out there See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Run to something, not from something
Know what you'd like to do, not just what you don't See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dogs need 'sniffaris' and you do too
Sometimes it's fun to just follow your nose See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Start a goal club
Create accountability and make your priorities happen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Making the most of your mornings with Sarah Hart-Unger
Before Breakfast kicks off a new interview series with physician, course creator, and marathon runner Sarah Hart-Unger See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make your fingerprints visible
Let people know their business matters to you See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Check if you'll need to reschedule
Look forward a few weeks to avoid last minute cancelations See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Avoid pendulum swings
Moderation is better than over-correction See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Don't play ping pong with plans
Spend time getting together instead of on logistics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Press the easy button when you can
The easy way may actually be the best way See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.