Adults can enjoy parallel play too
Spend time with friends while you each do your own thing 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
Make the minutes count, with Tracy Davidson
News anchor Tracy Davidson shares tips for making the most of your time See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Map out your time line
A good plan makes a big project more doable See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Try a limited engagement
See more of your friends by getting together a set number of times See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: You chose this
How to keep job stress in check See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Keep your Legos
Save creative work you can't use right now See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you want to run more, sign up for a race
Specific goals with deadlines really do motivate people See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make hay while the sun shines
Take advantage of a temporary opportunity See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How to calm the chaos, with Lisa Woodruff
Organize 365 owner Lisa Woodruff shares tips for creating a more organized life See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The work brings inspiration
Create a time to work and the ideas will come See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Something might be more relaxing than nothing
Since it's impossible to do nothing, figure out what you'd find relaxing and enjoyable See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Prepare for a grief anniversary
Know what you'll do when the calendar comes around See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Feed your mind
Be sure to consume whatever you aim to produce See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Start the wait
If you'll need to wait for something or someone else, start the wait as soon as possible See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The known is less scary than the unknown
Get clear on what's coming up, so it feels less overwhelming See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Build the deep work habit, with Cal Newport
Productivity expert and computer science professor Cal Newport shares tips for being more focused See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Don't buy time to do low paid work
Choose fulfilling tasks for your non-working hours See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make it worth the commute
Match the right work to the right place See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Have a no re-heat morning
Yes, you can enjoy an uninterrupted cup of coffee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: This is when you get stronger
Stay motivated when things get tough See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.