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Before Breakfast

Second Cup: Productivity doesn't always look productive

How to give gracious answers to awkward questionsSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

You can pivot

Set things up to happen with a single replySee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Make invitations specific

Make new friends by finding people who fill specific needsSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Look for context friends

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

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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.