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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Plan a mini-adventure today
More memories means more time. Find out how (and why) to make today stand out.
4 min
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Try a split shift
Protect family time and get your work done with this one tweak to your schedule.
5 min
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How to stop multi-tasking (mostly)
Doing too much at once? Here’s how to focus and become more engaged.
3 min
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How to stop being late
Quit rushing and feel more calm with one incredibly simple strategy for being on time.
6 min
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Create a List of 100 Dreams
What would you like to spend more time doing? Learn about the most fun list you’ll ever make.
4 min
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An easy way to network
Build a thriving network with this one habit that takes less than 10 minutes a day.
4 min
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How to exercise during the work day
In an office from 9 to 5? You can still exercise — maybe even with your manager’s blessing!
4 min
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Think 168 hours, not 24
Never enough hours in the day? No problem. We don’t live our lives in days. We live our lives in weeks. Change your mindset to feel better about work, family, and everything in between.
5 min
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Morning routines when you have a family
People with family responsibilities can do great things before breakfast too. The key is a little creativity (and flexibility).
5 min
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What makes a good morning routine?
Mornings are a great time for getting things done. A few smart strategies will make you excited to get out of bed.
5 min
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Plan something fun for Sunday night
End the Sunday night blues for good with Laura’s favorite weekend planning tip.
3 min
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Make time for friends
Time spent with friends feels magical. Here’s how to build more of it into your life.
6 min
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How to Spend Less Time on Email
Email can expand to fill all available space. One Before Breakfast listener writes in with an inbox strategy that has helped her do better work for her clients without getting burned out.
5 min
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Give yourself a bedtime
More sleep is life-changing. If you can’t sleep in, here’s your next best option.
4 min
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How to quit the snooze button
Find more time in your day — and sleep better — by learning how to kick the snooze button habit for good.
4 min
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Plan your weeks on Fridays
This simple planning habit changed Laura’s life, and it can change yours too.
5 min
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Be kind to your future self
Learn how to free up time in the future so you can focus on your biggest goals.
4 min
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Make time to read
Even busy people can find time to read. With this episode’s strategies, you’ll plow through War and Peace in no time.
7 min
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Why I track time
Laura explains what she’s learned from tracking her time, and why you should try it too.
8 min
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Wasting time
What does it mean to waste time? Laura offers a new definition of what it means to be productive.
6 min
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There are no typical days
Laura describes a “typical” day, and yesterday, and explains why they’re never quite the same.
8 min
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Why time matters
Life is lived in hours. In this first episode of the Before Breakfast podcast, host Laura Vanderkam explains why smart time management is the key to a well-lived life.
8 min
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Before Breakfast Trailer
Time management expert Laura Vanderkam introduces Before Breakfast, a show featuring productivity tips designed to take your day from great to awesome. Coming March 18, 2019.
2 min