WEBVTT - There are no typical weeks

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to realize that there's no such thing

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<v Speaker 1>as a typical week, So stop waiting for one. To

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<v Speaker 1>implement your planning routines, pursue your goals, or work on

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<v Speaker 1>your habits. Live the way you aspire to live this

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<v Speaker 1>week or any week, whether it's typical or not. I

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<v Speaker 1>have long been fascinated by when people feel the normal

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<v Speaker 1>rules don't apply. We all assume different things. For instance,

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<v Speaker 1>I remember showing up for a rehearsal for something during

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<v Speaker 1>finals week in college. Someone else was noticeably absent and

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't mentioned she would be gone, meaning the rehearsal was

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<v Speaker 1>a bit less productive than it might have been. When

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<v Speaker 1>asked about it later, she said, oh, but it was

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<v Speaker 1>finals week, not that she had a test scheduled for

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<v Speaker 1>the same time as the rehearsal, just that the week

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<v Speaker 1>was a typical. So I guess she assumed everything was optional.

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<v Speaker 1>As I began studying time, I quickly learned that people

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<v Speaker 1>often grant themselves mental exceptions to things when they perceive

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<v Speaker 1>time as a typical. In my work, I usually have

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<v Speaker 1>people track their time for a week, and inevitably people

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<v Speaker 1>will send me a note asking if they should start

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<v Speaker 1>over with the time tracking because they were outsick on Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>or they'll say I shouldn't track this week because of

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth of July or some other such day. But

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<v Speaker 1>unless you will never get sick again or never experience

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<v Speaker 1>a holiday again, these so called a typical days add up.

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<v Speaker 1>I've learned that whether something is considered a typical week

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<v Speaker 1>or not is more a matter of how people like

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<v Speaker 1>to see their lives. If you are telling yourself a

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<v Speaker 1>story that you never see your kids, then a week

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<v Speaker 1>when you do see your kids will be deemed a typical.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are telling yourself that you never get a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to do fun things, then a week where fun

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<v Speaker 1>things happen will be deemed a typical too. I have

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<v Speaker 1>had people turn in time logs with a session at

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<v Speaker 1>the spa, complete with a note saying this never happens,

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<v Speaker 1>even though obviously it did anyway. All this is to

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<v Speaker 1>say that there are no typical weeks. A typical is typical.

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<v Speaker 1>This is important to know because lots of people set

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<v Speaker 1>aside their planning habits and routines in weird weeks like

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<v Speaker 1>this one where there's a holiday, or if there's a snowstorm,

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<v Speaker 1>or if their spouses out of town, or a key

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<v Speaker 1>colleague is on vacation, or a family member is sick

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<v Speaker 1>or fill in the blank. Sometimes people don't even bother

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<v Speaker 1>to look at their calendars during these a typical weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>which I somewhat suspect is what happened to my missing

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<v Speaker 1>cast member during finals. Likewise, many people suspend goal pursuit

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<v Speaker 1>or habits as specially new habits, during whatever is deemed

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<v Speaker 1>a weird week. They exercise every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>except when they're traveling for work. They go to bed

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<v Speaker 1>between ten and ten thirty every night, except when they

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<v Speaker 1>have a big work deadline. They do informational interviews and

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<v Speaker 1>work towards their goal of finding a great new job,

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<v Speaker 1>except while their kids are remote learning. And I get it.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a lot easier to maintain your good habits

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<v Speaker 1>when life is going exactly as you think it is

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to go. But here's the thing. Most weeks are

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<v Speaker 1>weird in one way or another. Seems likely to contain

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<v Speaker 1>fifty two a typical weeks. If you set aside the

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<v Speaker 1>structures that help you live the life you want. During

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<v Speaker 1>the weird weeks, you are missing out on a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to make real progress. So rather than waiting for a

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<v Speaker 1>typical week, recognize that there are no typical weeks, and

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<v Speaker 1>so even a typical ones need to be dealt with,

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<v Speaker 1>and as many of the rules you set for yourself

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<v Speaker 1>as possible need to still apply. This means that you

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<v Speaker 1>still need to plan the weird weeks taking into account

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<v Speaker 1>their weirdness. You can still pursue your goals and habits

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<v Speaker 1>even if things need to look a little different. For example,

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<v Speaker 1>on Christmas Day, you can still eat those five servings

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<v Speaker 1>of fruits and vegetables, even if you eat a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of sugar and butter alongside the fruit and veg You

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<v Speaker 1>may not have an informational interview every week if the

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<v Speaker 1>kids are out of school, but you can brainstorm who

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like to meet and do some more virtual outreach,

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<v Speaker 1>which is another way of working towards the same goal.

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<v Speaker 1>By maintaining our habits even during weird weeks, we strengthen

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<v Speaker 1>our routines and make progress toward being our best selves,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is a good thing, whether our week are

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<v Speaker 1>typical or not. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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