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
Ask how you would like to have spent your time to make this vision come true
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Get more done by spending your best hours in your zone of genius
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Productivity expert Chris Bailey shares how to finish what you start
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Save time and money with strategic meal planning
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Appreciate winter for itself, rather than counting the days until spring
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Sometimes the old can be new again
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Figuring out where the time goes can help you spend it better
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Telling yourself this will be the best year yet just might make it true
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Choosing a theme can provide clarity and give time a focus
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In this slightly longer episode, Laura shares tips for setting goals in a way that leads to success
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Enjoy your benefits all year long
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Get rid of items that never wind up in your regular rotation
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Make plans now to review your annual goals
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Make sure your regular rituals still make sense
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Major life changes will take time, so it's best to build that into your schedule
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Leave those holiday lights up until spring
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Human performance scientist Dr. James Hewitt shares tips for being productive over the long haul
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Re-create your favorite digital leisure in the real world
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You can re-create slow weekend wake-ups, even during the week
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In winter, consider changing your schedule so you can see the sun
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