WEBVTT - Take it week by week

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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 that in changing or uncertain times, it's

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<v Speaker 1>fine to take life week by week. Day by day

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<v Speaker 1>can feel a little short because we can plan a

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<v Speaker 1>little ahead, and a weekly perspective allows us to pace ourselves,

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<v Speaker 1>but understanding that things can change week to week can

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<v Speaker 1>believe it or not allow us to relax. So every fall,

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<v Speaker 1>my children have a new school and activity schedule, and

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<v Speaker 1>with five children there can be a lot of moving parts.

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<v Speaker 1>I am so grateful that many of their activities have

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<v Speaker 1>started up again after such a long break, But baseball

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<v Speaker 1>games happen at varying times, and certain other classes are

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<v Speaker 1>available some weeks and not others. My impulse is to

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<v Speaker 1>make a master schedule, stretching out for months. Then I

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't have to think about it again, at least in theory.

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<v Speaker 1>But the truth is, stuff comes up, circumstances change. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>just say that the activity conflicts I was worried about

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<v Speaker 1>for March through June of this year never came to pass.

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<v Speaker 1>And really I don't need to sort out the logistics

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<v Speaker 1>for a complex Tuesday in November. Now, instead, I've decided

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<v Speaker 1>to take it week by week. I planned my weeks

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<v Speaker 1>on Fridays, and so each Friday I will sit down

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<v Speaker 1>and make a schedule for the next week. Within the

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<v Speaker 1>frame of the week, I will deal with logistics and

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that everyone gets to what they want to

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<v Speaker 1>go to. Then the next week I will do it again.

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<v Speaker 1>Is this potentially less efficient than creating a master schedule? Well, maybe,

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<v Speaker 1>although my guess is that it will take less time

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<v Speaker 1>as I start to see patterns. Monday might always be

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<v Speaker 1>a good day to get to swim team practice, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's sort of thing. But it's inefficient to have a

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<v Speaker 1>set schedule that then constantly needs to be reworked too.

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<v Speaker 1>Understanding that I need a weekly scheduling session allows me

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<v Speaker 1>to plan for it and build it into my life. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, it's possible to narrow the time frame from

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<v Speaker 1>weekly two. Sometimes in life, I suppose we do have

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<v Speaker 1>to take things day by day, But if we're not

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<v Speaker 1>in acute crisis mood, week by week is generally better

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<v Speaker 1>than day by day. A week is the cycle of

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<v Speaker 1>life as we actually live it, and viewing the week

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<v Speaker 1>as a whole can help us see time holistically. If

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<v Speaker 1>you exercise on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, you are doing

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<v Speaker 1>pretty well three times a week. It's a pretty good habit.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you look at life day by day in

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<v Speaker 1>this world, you'll think, well, exercise is important, and most

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<v Speaker 1>days I'm not exercising. Horrible terrible. Looking at a week,

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<v Speaker 1>on the other hand, gives us a more complete perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you are feeling a bit overwhelmed with your

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<v Speaker 1>schedule and with changes with it, whether at work or personally,

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<v Speaker 1>see if taking things week by week might help you.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't have to look too far in the future. You

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<v Speaker 1>will deal with a schedule issue happening three weeks from

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<v Speaker 1>now in well about two weeks, but you'll feel confident

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<v Speaker 1>about the next week and that can help you relax

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<v Speaker 1>and know that you're probably getting to the most important

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<v Speaker 1>stuff in the near future, and that can feel pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good in the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening,

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

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