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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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  • English
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  • August 21 · 6 min

    How to get to three

    An easy way to remember a not-quite-daily habit See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 20 · 5 min

    Choose the one that makes you happy

    Focus your volunteer efforts on a cause you'll be motivated to stick with See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 18 · 5 min

    List the skills you'll need

    Knowing what you'll need to master can help you prepare for the unknown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 17 · 4 min

    A signal, not a setback

    A slip-up while building a habit can be an occasion to get curious See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 14 · 4 min

    Keep mahjong tiles in the car

    Be ready to have fun, whatever the occasion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 13 · 5 min

    Run the dishwasher every night

    How to make sure the dishes never pile up See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 12 · 26 min

    Never worry about money again, with Jesse Mechem

    YNAB founder and author of Never Worry About Money Again Jesse Mecham shares tips for feeling financially sound See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 11 · 4 min

    Save the little tasks for later

    Save some easy wins for when you'll need an energy boost See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 10 · 4 min

    Play the tape to the end

    Consider the downstream consequences of things that feel satisfying in the moment See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 7 · 5 min

    What can you add on?

    Squeeze a little adventure into a trip you're going to take anyway See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 5 · 23 min

    Stop scrolling, with Ruby Ryba

    Ruby Ryba, author of How to Stop Scrolling, shares how to spend less time on your phone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 4 · 6 min

    Buy extra tickets

    Plan ahead to take others with you See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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