Second Cup: Try a limited engagement
See more of your friends by getting together a set number of times
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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...
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20 of 2,669 episodesHow to be a good podcast guest
A little preparation helps you get your message across
You can talk about movies
Give yourself permission to keep things light, even when life is heavy
Build good systems, with Ben Meer
Ben Meer, author of How to be Good at Life, shares tips for building systems to make daily life easier
Enjoy the process
Discipline is easy when you love what you're doing
Appoint a time keeper and a questioner
How to keep your meetings short and focused
Second Cup: Don't buy time to do low paid work
Choose fulfilling tasks for your non-working hours
Second Cup: Don't let uncertainty hold up your life
You can make plans, even if you don't know what the future holds.
Start now
Today is a great day to start being the person you dream of becoming
Your brain is not an alarm clock
Stop relying on your brain to remember things
How micropractices make life better, with Eli Susman
Eli Susman shares how to feel calm and clarity in 30 seconds or less
Know how long you can go dark
Figure out a reasonable response time, so you can get more done
You and time are partners
In time, lots of things are possible
Second Cup: You can win the year in October
What happens now shapes how you and others will see the year.
Second Cup: Know when you won't get much done
Acknowledge unproductive stretches, so expectations match reality.
Do it with a broken heart
Don't wait for perfect conditions to live your life
Your next 8.760 hours
A lot can fit in the next year
Plan for a long life, with Lynda Gratton
Lynda Gratton, author of Living the 100-Year Life, shares how to plan for careers and lives that last
Book the sitter (literally and metaphorically)
Create the conditions where it's easy to have fun
How to be gentle on yourself
Time tracking can lead to self-compassion