Even a few minutes can help you calm the chaos and make time for what mattersSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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A little planning is better than nothing

If your regular planning time won't work, choose a back-up time that willSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Give your weekly planning ritual a rain date

Limit projects in progress to make life feel less crunchedSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Second Cup: What's the tax on your time?

Make casual conversations more positiveSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Second Cup: Tell me something good

Knowing your back-up plan can make life more calmSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Come up with Better Option Bs

Eating your spinach (literally or metaphorically) doesn't have to be unpleasant&nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Make vegetables more interesting

User research expert and author of Listen Like You Mean It Ximena Vengoechea shares tips for helping conversations go deeperSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Listen better, with Ximena Vengoechea

Reduce last minute scrambles&nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Keep shoes by the door

Bad things happen to everyone but how we react is within our controlSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Don't shoot the second arrow

Go for quality when you use something repeatedlySee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Second Cup: Better tools make tasks more fun

Education

Self-Improvement

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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