WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Be (a little) less efficient

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office,

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the

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<v Speaker 1>new world of work, where location and hours are more

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<v Speaker 1>flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to occasionally

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<v Speaker 1>run an errand during the workday. You don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>make a habit of it, but sometimes getting out and

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<v Speaker 1>about in the middle of the day can make a

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<v Speaker 1>work from home day feel more doable. I know that

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<v Speaker 1>millions of people have started working from home for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time over the past few months, which makes all

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<v Speaker 1>sorts of schedule changes possible. If your normal experience of

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<v Speaker 1>going to grocery stores or places like Target is right

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<v Speaker 1>after work or on weekend afternoons, your first trip on

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<v Speaker 1>Tuesday at ten am is going to blow your mind.

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<v Speaker 1>There are often more employees than customers in the aisles,

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<v Speaker 1>everything is well stocked. No one pushes you on the

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<v Speaker 1>way to the milk case, which actually happened to me

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<v Speaker 1>once when I hit the grocery store at four pm

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<v Speaker 1>on a Saturday. No one likes being shoved at the

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<v Speaker 1>milk case. So if you start working from home more regularly,

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<v Speaker 1>it can be tempting to do all your errands on

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<v Speaker 1>Tuesday at ten am, and yep, most of us who've

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<v Speaker 1>worked from home for a while go through that phase.

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<v Speaker 1>But to the problem is, if you're working from home,

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<v Speaker 1>you are working. Taking hours out of the day regularly

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<v Speaker 1>for errands is not the best way to maximize productivity.

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<v Speaker 1>You're best off getting things delivered and maybe splitting errands

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<v Speaker 1>with other family members so no one takes the whole

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<v Speaker 1>productivity hit. But sometimes when you're in a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>a rut or trying to mull over a problem, it

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<v Speaker 1>can be good to hit the grocery store for a

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<v Speaker 1>midday errand just because you'll get out of the house,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll get some physical activity, you'll get something done that

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<v Speaker 1>probably does need to happen at some point. And there's

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<v Speaker 1>a funny psychological aspect at play too. When we optimize

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<v Speaker 1>every single minute, it can trick our brains into feeling

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<v Speaker 1>like time is scarce. But consciously wasting a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of time, taking time to go run an errand in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of the day can make you feel like

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of person for whom time is abundant. And

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<v Speaker 1>when we feel like time is abundant, we tend to

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<v Speaker 1>feel more relaxed and see more possibilities. So this week,

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<v Speaker 1>if you've got a relatively like day, consider skipping out

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<v Speaker 1>to run an errand you need to do again. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>make a habit of it, and don't let other people

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<v Speaker 1>expect it of you. Oh you're working from home, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>can you run to the dry cleaners for me? Just no,

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<v Speaker 1>But if you choose it, you won't lose too much

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<v Speaker 1>time and you might start to feel you've got a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more time to play with In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's to succeeding

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<v Speaker 1>in the New Corner Office. The New Corner Office is

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