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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Go back to school (without going back to school)
Monthly projects during the school year can improve anyone’s life.
4 min
877
Try a "Power Hour"
Speed through nagging tasks so you feel less busy while getting more done
3 min
878
Beware “procrasti-clearing”
Outer Order, Inner Calm author Gretchen Rubin warns that sometimes even productive tasks waste time
4 min
879
Assign each day a task
Make progress by scheduling recurring tasks for a particular day of the week
4 min
880
Abandon a project
Outer Order, Inner Calm author Gretchen Rubin shares a tip for freeing up mental space
4 min
881
Create a time “emergency fund”
You can’t really bank time, but you can make space for emergencies
5 min
882
Plan a realistic ideal week
Big changes become doable when you think through your hours
5 min
883
One way to beat traffic
Spend more time exercising, and less time in the car
5 min
884
Make your team more productive
A group break can help bring a team together
4 min
885
When you have too much time
Newly retired? Between jobs? How to optimize time that feels unstructured
7 min
886
The gift of full focus
Full focus — even for a few minutes — can deepen any relationship
5 min
887
A new way to think about sleep
A little mindset shift can help you get to bed on time
3 min
888
Write smarter emails
A listener shares a suggestion for keeping messages clear
4 min
889
Find time to be creative
A listener asks how to find time for creativity when she writes for a living too
6 min
890
Create a better to-do list
A listener suggests giving all tasks a time
5 min
891
How to build a new habit
Increase the chances that your new habit sticks
5 min
892
How to end well
Even good habits might need to change — here’s how to do it
5 min
893
Why I run every day
Committing to a daily habit can change your life
6 min
894
Little tweaks, big results
These easy changes can have a big impact in the long run
5 min
895
Celebrate good habits
Habits matter. Here’s why you should honor your good ones.
6 min
896
Travel and work/life balance
How to make frequent travel easier on yourself and your family
5 min
897
Business trip adventures
Even on a business trip you can do little things to make life feel rich and full
6 min
898
Save time by packing smart
Don't check bags if you can avoid it! Here’s how to pull it off.
6 min
899
Little travel hacks
These strategies will save you time and hassle
5 min
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How to stay productive on the road
Travel can sap energy, but if you handle it well, you can get a lot done
6 min