WEBVTT - Second Cup: There is no perfect time

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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 there is never a perfect time. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>people push things forward or decide they can't do something

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<v Speaker 1>because life is just so hectic right now, But it

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<v Speaker 1>won't be less hectic anytime in the near future. If

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<v Speaker 1>there is something you want to do, you are going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to do it in the middle of everything else,

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<v Speaker 1>not when everything else calms down. So I was recently

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<v Speaker 1>part of a group that was trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>when to schedule something. Summer was out because people were

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<v Speaker 1>gone on vacations, then much of September was out because

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<v Speaker 1>of back to school craziness. Perhaps there was one week

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<v Speaker 1>or two in September or October that was going to

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<v Speaker 1>be good, though it wasn't clear as people mentioned various

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<v Speaker 1>sports schedules, and then soon after that it would be

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<v Speaker 1>the holidays, and well, we couldn't really schedule things during

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<v Speaker 1>the holidays, could we. I had to laugh about the

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<v Speaker 1>whole process. There is no perfect time. There is never

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<v Speaker 1>a moment when nothing out of the ordinary is going on.

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<v Speaker 1>I see this delusion all the time when people keep

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<v Speaker 1>time logs. When people say they want to spend their

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<v Speaker 1>time better, I suggest figuring out where the time is

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<v Speaker 1>going now. The best way to do that is to

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<v Speaker 1>track your time for a week. So people start but

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<v Speaker 1>then stop or figure they can't start for a few

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<v Speaker 1>weeks because next week is crazy for X, y or

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<v Speaker 1>z reason. They want to track a week that shows

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<v Speaker 1>life in a certain way, just as people are hunting

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<v Speaker 1>on the calendar for a time when there is nothing

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<v Speaker 1>else going on. But there are no typical weeks or

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<v Speaker 1>perfect times to schedule anything now. I know full well

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<v Speaker 1>that sometimes people use various bits of busyness as an

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<v Speaker 1>excuse if someone doesn't want to do something, that results

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<v Speaker 1>in those vague statements of oh, well, you know, September

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<v Speaker 1>is so busy. I guess we're going to have to

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<v Speaker 1>look forward a little bit. So here's a little pro tip.

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<v Speaker 1>If you don't want to do something now, you are

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<v Speaker 1>never going to want to do it. There is no

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<v Speaker 1>point in suggesting people look to the future to schedule

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<v Speaker 1>a time when you are less busy. Just give your

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<v Speaker 1>kind regards and move on. But the reverse is also true,

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<v Speaker 1>which is that if you do want to do something,

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<v Speaker 1>there is not really going to be a better time

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<v Speaker 1>in some magical future. You can hunt for a new

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<v Speaker 1>job during the summer, or during the back to school craziness,

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<v Speaker 1>or during the holidays, and if you want a new job,

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<v Speaker 1>you may as well do just that. Yes, you can

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<v Speaker 1>go back to school while your kids are in school

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<v Speaker 1>if you want to start piano lessons. There is no

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<v Speaker 1>point waiting until your kids' football season is over, because

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<v Speaker 1>there will be something else filling the time after that.

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<v Speaker 1>There is no perfect time. Now. That doesn't mean you

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<v Speaker 1>should schedule that big work meeting on December twenty fifth,

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<v Speaker 1>but it does mean that anything new has to come

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of everything else. Better to just accept

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<v Speaker 1>that and start moving forward. 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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