Before Breakfast

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.

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January 20, 2026 5 mins

Identify obstacles, so you can make success more likely

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Make sure you'll know if you've achieved your goals

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January 18, 2026 6 mins

Make life a little easier for Future You

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January 17, 2026 6 mins

Don't wait to get rid of something you'll never use

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January 16, 2026 4 mins

Weekends are real time that really counts

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January 15, 2026 5 mins

Even if we have responsibilities, our time is still, fundamentally, ours

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CEO of Here Comes the Guide and co-host of the Currently Reading podcast Meredith Monday Schwartz talks management and routines

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January 13, 2026 5 mins

You don't need to track a full week for time tracking to be useful

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January 12, 2026 4 mins

Figure out what you hope to learn before you start tracking your time

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Celebrate reducing your workload, rather than lamenting the small amount you still have to do

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You can enjoy the rest of your life, even if you work long hours

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Ask how you would like to have spent your time to make this vision come true

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January 8, 2026 7 mins

Get more done by spending your best hours in your zone of genius

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January 7, 2026 25 mins

Productivity expert Chris Bailey shares how to finish what you start

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January 6, 2026 8 mins

Save time and money with strategic meal planning

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January 5, 2026 7 mins

Appreciate winter for itself, rather than counting the days until spring

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January 4, 2026 5 mins

Sometimes the old can be new again

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January 3, 2026 8 mins

Figuring out where the time goes can help you spend it better

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January 2, 2026 4 mins

Telling yourself this will be the best year yet just might make it true

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January 1, 2026 5 mins

Choosing a theme can provide clarity and give time a focus

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