Schedule big adventures with smart vacation strategiesSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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Second Cup: How to maximize your vacation days

Take a break between meetings to stay engagedSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Second Cup: Build in travel time, even on Zoom

Turn low-energy time into something more productiveSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Second Cup: If you can't work, plan

Get unstuck by doing something practicalSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

If you're disengaged, clean the office fridge

Numbers don't tell the whole story, but they can tell a lotSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Keep score (of the right things)

Ditch bad habits by making the old way impossibleSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Introduce new constraints

Sometimes great ideas aren't workable just yetSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Let your ideas ripen

Experts are most helpful when explaining the choices they madeSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Ask for stories, not advice

How would you like to be celebrated?See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Second Cup: Make a good day (almost) perfect

Go with what works, again and againSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Second Cup: You can repeat it

Know your purpose to make your work more clearSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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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.