WEBVTT - You could just do it now

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that sometimes we overthink things. If there is

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<v Speaker 1>something you need to do and you have been putting

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<v Speaker 1>it off, you could just do it now and then

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<v Speaker 1>you would be on the other side of it, and

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't that feel amazing? So I will start this podcast

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<v Speaker 1>by saying that I am normally a big fan of

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<v Speaker 1>batching little tasks. Generally it is not efficient to do

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<v Speaker 1>little things like paying bills, responding to invitations, and filing paperwork.

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<v Speaker 1>Whenever these things occur to you, you will feel pulled

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<v Speaker 1>in a million directions and like you are never getting

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<v Speaker 1>anything that matters done. Best to batch the little things

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<v Speaker 1>during one lower energy time and preserve your best, most

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<v Speaker 1>energetic times for other things. But sometimes we really start

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<v Speaker 1>to put certain tasks off. I have been guilty of

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<v Speaker 1>not wanting to send an email or make a call

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<v Speaker 1>that I know will disappoint someone, or I need to

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<v Speaker 1>call customer service about a problem and whoever wants to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. The other day I needed to go to

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<v Speaker 1>the pediatrician to drop off some forms that needed to

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<v Speaker 1>be signed and then they did that quite quickly, so

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<v Speaker 1>I had to go back to pick them up, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was kind of hemming and hawing about when would

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<v Speaker 1>be the right time to go do this errand, but

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<v Speaker 1>then I realized that I didn't have anything scheduled for

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<v Speaker 1>the next forty five minutes or so, so why not

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<v Speaker 1>just do it now? These tasks tend not to be fun,

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<v Speaker 1>but if they have to be done, then they have

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<v Speaker 1>to be done. You can try to find a perfect time,

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<v Speaker 1>but there is never going to be a perfect time

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<v Speaker 1>to call customer service, tell a vendor you're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be using them any more, or ask your contractor

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<v Speaker 1>to come back to reduce something. So here's an idea.

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<v Speaker 1>Just do it now. If you are in the car

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<v Speaker 1>well after you pull into the parking lot at work,

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<v Speaker 1>do the thing. Then, if you are listening to this

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<v Speaker 1>at home while folding laundry, stop folding laundry and get

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<v Speaker 1>this thing over with. It won't be enjoyable, but once

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<v Speaker 1>you do it, it will be done and it won't

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<v Speaker 1>be hanging over your head for any more time. The

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<v Speaker 1>longer these unpleasant tasks linger on a to do list,

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<v Speaker 1>the more psychological power they start to have. You start

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<v Speaker 1>thinking through hypothetical ways the conversation might go. Well, better

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<v Speaker 1>to spend that mental energy having the actual conversation right.

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<v Speaker 1>If you do it now, most likely in a very

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<v Speaker 1>short amount of time you will be on the other

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<v Speaker 1>side of the experience, and honestly, that is a much

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<v Speaker 1>better place to be. So how about just doing it now?

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<v Speaker 1>Things won't be different in an hour or tomorrow or

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<v Speaker 1>on Monday morning. If there really is never going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a perfect time, now just might be as good

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<v Speaker 1>a time as any In the meantime. This is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you.

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