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Before Breakfast

Life is a portfolio of choices

Plan now to make the holidays feel festive but not overwhelmingSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

What's on your holiday fun list?

As you plan your next week, think about what you enjoyed in the last oneSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Reflect on the highlight of the week

Journalist Charles Duhigg shares strategies for making any conversation betterSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Become a supercommunicator, with Charles Duhigg

Make it easier to visit local attractions, even for a short timeSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Find a place to belong

Being accommodating isn't always the best way to preserve a relationshipSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Don't consent and resent

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Second Cup: Look out the window first

Getting away doesn't require taking time off workSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Second Cup: Take a 36-hour vacation

Figure out the rest that your body and mind needSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Find new ways to do nothing

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Curate your Netflix queue

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Make space for friendship, with Anna Goldfarb

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Selbstverwirklichung

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.