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Before Breakfast

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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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Today · 3 min
Second Cup: Time solves many problems
Be patient; many problems will work themselves out See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yesterday · 6 min
Second Cup: Waste time better
Everyone wastes time, so make sure your wasted time is fun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday · 4 min
Know the horse to beat
Make decisions easier by comparing new options to your default See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday · 4 min
Keep things short with natural end points
How to draw better boundaries around conversations that tend to drag on See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday · 26 min
Become a thought leader, with Peter Winick
Co-author of The Thought Leadership Handbook Peter Winick shares how to become known for your big ideas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday · 4 min
Make what might be an unpleasant situation easier on yourself
How to spend time with difficult people See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday · 4 min
Check email on the hour
One way to stay responsive, but still get things done See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 26 · 5 min
Second Cup: Run into people
Create occasions for saying hello See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 25 · 5 min
Second Cup: Try 2-a-days
Get more activity, and more variety, by exercising twice a day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 24 · 4 min
If you have something nice to say
Compliments, praise, and gratitude are always welcome See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 23 · 6 min
The more you send
Turn down the volume on emails by sending fewer messages See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 22 · 26 min
Keep getting better, with Ryan Hawk
Ryan Hawk, author of The Price of Becoming, shares the compounding practices of high-performers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 21 · 6 min
Describe a typical Tuesday
Life is lived in ordinary moments, so figure out what practicing success looks like See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 20 · 5 min
What are you training for?
Make sure you're spending time getting better at the right things See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 19 · 5 min
Second Cup: Work side by side
Body doubling can build relationships and help you focus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 18 · 5 min
Second Cup: Cultivate a Saturday vibe
Feel more relaxed any day of the week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 17 · 5 min
Host a Sunday gathering
Reset for the week with friends and family, rather than your to-do list See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 16 · 4 min
You need to tune
Like an orchestra, your team should align before big performances See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 15 · 26 min
Make discipline easy, with Jia Jiang
Jia Jiang, author of Easy Discipline, explains how to make progress toward your goals See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 14 · 6 min
Fewer dishes are easier to clean
Make meals, and any other project, without making a mess See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.