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.
201
Second Cup: Willpower is over-rated
Change your environment, rather than yourself
4 min
202
Look at the syllabus
Know what's coming, in school and in life
6 min
203
Leave a night open
How not to be over scheduled
5 min
204
Be calendar savvy
Plan for breaks before they happen
6 min
205
Don't do too much the night before
Get ready once, not twice
5 min
206
It won't be perfect day one
New routines take time
6 min
207
The New Corner Office: Why and how to start a p...
A fun way to build your reputation and network
5 min
208
Second Cup: Busy people need hobbies
Mindful leisure can change your perspective on time
5 min
209
Build a cabinet of curiosities
Collect things that make you marvel
5 min
210
Try a morning mocha makeover
Boost the fun by upgrading the little things
4 min
211
Don't defer it again
Now's the time to get caught up on life maintenance
5 min
212
Decide how time shifts
Handle big changes mindfully
6 min
213
Yesterday is everyday
Spend time better by studying the last 24 hours
7 min
214
The New Corner Office: Open meetings with socia...
Put relationships on the agenda
3 min
215
Second Cup: Time the little things
Small inefficiencies may not be a big deal
5 min
216
Remember a childhood summer
The past can hold clues to more fun now
7 min
217
Make it a quest
Give purpose to everyday actions
5 min
218
Find one thing you've never noticed
Turn the ordinary into something new
5 min
219
Borrow a hobby
Try out new ways to spend your free time
5 min
220
Borrow before you buy
How to stop clutter before it starts
6 min
221
The New Corner Office: Update your planning met...
Make sure your plans are working for you
4 min
222
Second Cup: Try bite-sized meditation
How even busy people can practice moments of calm
5 min
223
How to take time off guilt-free
You can check out when everything's checked off
6 min
224
Leave the phone behind
Not every excursion requires being plugged in
5 min
225
Quit a book, read more books
Smart readers don't finish what they don't like
6 min