Make time to read

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Make time to read

FromBefore Breakfast

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Mar 20, 2019

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Even busy people can find time to read. With this episode’s strategies, you’ll plow through War and Peace in no time. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Mar 20, 2019

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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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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. by Before Breakfast
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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. by Before Breakfast
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Stay afloat when life is overwhelming: A listener asks how to cope with too much work and too little time. by Before Breakfast
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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. by Before Breakfast
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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. by Before Breakfast
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Plan your weeks on Fridays: This simple planning habit changed Laura’s life, and it can change yours too. by Before Breakfast
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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. by Before Breakfast
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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. by Before Breakfast
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Create a praise file: This simple strategy can help turn even the worst day around. by Before Breakfast
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Try a desk day: A listener shares a tip that has made her weeks more calm and productive. by Before Breakfast
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Stop forgetting things: Never lose your sunglasses or miss a date again with these little life hacks. by Before Breakfast
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Avoid the 2 p.m. slump: Get more done in less time with Laura’s tips for making it through everyone’s least favorite time of the afternoon. by Before Breakfast
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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. by Before Breakfast
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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. by Before Breakfast
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The genius of taco Tuesday: Save time and mental energy by making some decisions automatic. by Before Breakfast
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How to stop multi-tasking (mostly): Doing too much at once? Here’s how to focus and become more engaged. by Before Breakfast
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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. by Before Breakfast
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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). by Before Breakfast
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Stop wasting time in meetings: Get more done and get out on time with these tips for smarter meetings. by Before Breakfast
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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. by Before Breakfast
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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. by Before Breakfast
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Try a split shift: Protect family time and get your work done with this one tweak to your schedule. by Before Breakfast
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How to get more ideas: Stumped? A simple strategy will nudge more breakthroughs. by Before Breakfast
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Consult your inner mentor: Tap your own intuition when you need to make a difficult choice fast. by Before Breakfast
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Make your phone less interesting: A listener shares how she kicked her phone habit by Before Breakfast
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Thursday is the real hump day: Celebrate the real mid-point of the week. by Before Breakfast
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In praise of effortful fun: Bored with social media? Enjoy more meaningful leisure time by being intentional with your time off. by Before Breakfast
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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! by Before Breakfast
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Do the tough stuff first: The case for just getting it over with by Before Breakfast
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Watch TV wisely: How to enjoy TV without it taking over your life. by Before Breakfast
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Tell me something good by Before Breakfast
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