Before Breakfast
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The New Corner Office: Save brainpower for important stuff
Steward your energy by making Monday decisions automaticSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Watch TV wisely
How to enjoy TV without it taking over your life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Be famous for something
Be known for something a little offbeatSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When you're running late, communicate
Let people know you're late as soon as you know you're lateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Find a formula
In praise of no-brainer rulesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Holly Frey In Conversation With Seneca Women to Hear Winner: Dahlia Wilde
Holly Frey, host of Stuff You Missed in History Class, sits down with Dahlia Wilde, one of the ten winners of Seneca Women to Hear: Search for the Next Great Female PodcastersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Get to know one bit of nature
Revisit a place often to watch the seasons changeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Make one spot a haven
You can't always control other people's messesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Work outside
See your projects in (literally) a different lightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Wasting time
What does it mean to waste time? Laura offers a new definition of what it means to be productive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One way to worry less
Remember how many problems you have solvedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dwell in the past
Actively recall happy memoriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Put it on repeat
Choose something to listen to again and againSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
No response needed
Don't burden those going through tough timesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The next time you see me
An easy way to hold yourself accountableSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Curate your view
Pay attention to what’s outside your windowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Give yourself a bedtime
More sleep is life-changing. If you can’t sleep in, here’s your next best option.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Schedule time for follow up
Meetings aren't over when they endSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You can probably learn
Most skills are learnable in timeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Short form, long form
How to make your morning routine sustainableSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Understand your weekly rhythms
Match the right work to the right timeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gift wrap your work
Pay attention to how you present thingsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Put a lid on it
Never spill your coffee, or have it go cold, againSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Make time for friends
Time spent with friends feels magical. Here’s how to build more of it into your life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Plan a closing ceremony
Acknowledge endings so you can move forwardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Choose a rain date
Everything important needs a back-up slotSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bring good news
Build the habit of noting what's going rightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brag about a colleague
The best way to show you're on a winning teamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What you don't know can't distract you
Limit incoming information so you can get more doneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Choose a work theme song
Ease transitions, and pump yourself up for the workday See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: Mix and match a morning routine
Make steady progress toward multiple goalsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Do you miss it?
Not everything that's lost must be replacedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What for, why now, what else
Be mindful of why you are picking up your phoneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Revisit a familiar book
End a reading slump by re-reading something goodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Throw your own party
Take the initiative to celebrate good momentsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You work with people
There's usually another human being on the other endSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Master the art of rescheduling
How to move commitments consideratelySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Build it before you need it
Asking what can go wrong means more will go rightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Try some work puttering time
Leave some space for trying things outSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Just get going and see what happens
You don't need to feel motivated to get startedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Plus one
How to create more social time without tying up your calendarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Efficiency is anticipation
Looking forward can save time and moneySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The New Corner Office: Learn the phonetic alphabet
On the phone a lot? Be understoodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Second Cup: How to ‘have it all’
Work and life don’t have to be in oppositionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Let go of meeting FOMO
You can contribute without being presentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Look ahead a week or two
Make sure you know about anything major coming upSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's just a phase
Embrace the fact that nothing lasts foreverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The paradox of the junk drawer
How an 'other' category makes organization possibleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Work smart when working after hours
Intentions and boundaries keep work in its placeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.