1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of my Heart Radio. 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: Today's tip is for times when life feels a bit overwhelming, 4 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: remember that you don't have to figure out wherever. If 5 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: today is manageable and probably the next few days, you 6 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: are good. Save the logistical ruminations for times you have 7 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: set aside to ponder these things. I know that a 8 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 1: lot of my listeners are champion planners. We set long 9 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: term goals, we plan excellent vacations, and we get the 10 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: right hotels because we book ahead of time. We solve 11 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: logistical problems that would foil mere mortals. That is all fantastic. 12 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: I think it's a great way to go through life, 13 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: and champion planning allows us to have much bigger lives 14 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: than we would otherwise. However, if you are like me, 15 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: you may find yourself chewing on logistical planning problems a lot, 16 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 1: sometimes at all hours of the day and night. As 17 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: soon as I have figured out how I take one 18 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: business trip when my husband is also working and we 19 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: are suddenly dealing with a temporary childcare situation, I'm onto 20 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: the next trip. In pondering our outfits for family photos, 21 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: and how I will organize all the weekends in December 22 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: and so forth. The key is finding the right balance. 23 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: Today is going to be a great day, and so 24 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: I can enjoy this day as it is without spending 25 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: much of my mental inner g pondering the future. This 26 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: is going to be a great weekend and I can 27 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: look forward to it without worrying so much about logistical 28 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: problems two weeks down the road. Now. I am not 29 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: saying don't plan. I am saying put planning at certain 30 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: times and then get out of planning mode at other times. 31 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: I actually think this is a great reason to set 32 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: a designated weekly planning time. I know that every Friday 33 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: I have carved out time to plan. Indeed, rule number 34 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: two in tranquility by Tuesday. My most recent time management 35 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: book is to plan on Friday. My primary focus is 36 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: the upcoming Monday to Sunday week with some attention focused 37 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: on confirming the immediately upcoming Saturday to Sunday weekend. However, 38 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: I can also take some time then to look a 39 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: head and see what's coming up and see if there 40 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: are problems that need to be solved. When you know 41 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: there is a designated time for this future thinking. You 42 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: don't have to spend all your time on future thinking. 43 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: If you find yourself wondering about an upcoming logistical difficulty, 44 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: you can simply tell yourself that there is a time 45 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: for thinking about that. Now is not that time. Now 46 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: is the time for thinking about other things. All of 47 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: this is easier said than done. Of course, those of 48 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: us who do often think in future tense can't exactly 49 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: turn off that function completely. But given that the future 50 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: is to some degree unknowable, it behooves us not to 51 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: obsess over it. I know I spend a lot of 52 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: time in early worrying about two weekends in May that 53 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: we're going to be incredibly challenging to pull off. Then, 54 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: of course, the entire world was shut down, and I 55 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: didn't have to solve those problems. We had other problems, 56 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: but not those. So make sure you're good for the 57 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: next few days, and then make sure you have a 58 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: designated weekly planning time when you will think about all 59 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 1: future logistical issues. You'll be able to enjoy the present 60 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: and make sure you have a good future, which is 61 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: a win all around. In the meantime, this is Laura, 62 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 63 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to hear from it. 64 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: You can send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. 65 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at 66 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast pod. 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