WEBVTT - Plan for transition 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 transitions take time. It is generally not

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<v Speaker 1>possible to move instantaneously from one thing to another, so

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<v Speaker 1>best to figure out how long transitions will take and

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<v Speaker 1>plan for that reality. So I have to say I

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<v Speaker 1>am generally pretty swift at transitions. I can pivot between

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<v Speaker 1>different professional tasks or work in personal tasks quite quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>This is what makes my life possible. But even so,

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<v Speaker 1>things don't take zero time. I can stop work at

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<v Speaker 1>twelve twenty pm, change clothes, and be up with my

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<v Speaker 1>exercise equipment for my virtual trainer to FaceTime me at

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<v Speaker 1>twelve thirty. We end by one oh five, but I

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<v Speaker 1>am seldom back at my desk until one fifteen. My

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five minute training session, which is at home, still

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<v Speaker 1>took fifty minutes. With transitions. Because I track my time,

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<v Speaker 1>I can see these things. I can see that while

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<v Speaker 1>driving to church takes just seven to eight minutes, getting

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<v Speaker 1>in the car and parking on the other side doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>take zero minutes. So it's best to leave at six

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<v Speaker 1>forty five pm if I want to be in my

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<v Speaker 1>seat for choir warm ups at seven pm. I think

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people don't think about these things. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean probably because they haven't tracked their time for ten

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<v Speaker 1>straight years, and so they are mystified why when they

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<v Speaker 1>walk out the door for something ten minutes away, at

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<v Speaker 1>ten minutes before the appointed time, they still show up late. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't need to track your time for a decade,

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<v Speaker 1>but doing so for a few days will help re

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<v Speaker 1>yield these transition times that need to be accounted for.

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<v Speaker 1>Once you start to see them, you can start building

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<v Speaker 1>in the full time cost to your schedule. Going to

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<v Speaker 1>the gym may turn out not to take an hour,

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<v Speaker 1>Perhaps it takes an hour and fifteen minutes to both

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<v Speaker 1>drive there, check in, do your forty five minute workout,

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<v Speaker 1>towel off, and get back in your car and go home.

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<v Speaker 1>This explains why your spouse is always irritated with you

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<v Speaker 1>when you claim you are making a quick trip to

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<v Speaker 1>the gym and it'll take less than an hour and

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<v Speaker 1>then you are back later. Then this would imply now

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<v Speaker 1>to be sure, there is no reason to fear transitions,

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<v Speaker 1>and there is also no reason to build them up

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<v Speaker 1>to the point where they seem undoable. Yes, it takes

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<v Speaker 1>time to get five kids in a car for a

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<v Speaker 1>road trip, but it doesn't take an infinite amount of time.

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<v Speaker 1>It takes time to get the bags for one sport

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<v Speaker 1>and get the kid in the car and get there,

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<v Speaker 1>and time to get another kid's equipment for something else.

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<v Speaker 1>But that doesn't mean that you can't do two activities

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<v Speaker 1>in a day. You don't need to limit your life

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<v Speaker 1>to spend less time in transitions. You just need to

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<v Speaker 1>be focused. For instance, I have a mental checklist for

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<v Speaker 1>getting my youngest two kids off to school on the mornings.

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<v Speaker 1>This is my responsibility. I dress the five year old.

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<v Speaker 1>I check that the ten year old is wearing something

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<v Speaker 1>that fits and doesn't have holes. I make sure they

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<v Speaker 1>have both eaten breakfast and they have both packed lunches.

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<v Speaker 1>During the winter, I check for coats, and I make

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<v Speaker 1>sure these coats are buy their shoes in the mudroom

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<v Speaker 1>so they can take two minutes to put on shoes

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<v Speaker 1>and coats. But this is only eight things. If the

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<v Speaker 1>mental checklist of things are all checked off, then we

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<v Speaker 1>are good. So there's no reason to overthink transitions. We

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<v Speaker 1>just need to acknowledge that they happen and build the

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<v Speaker 1>time into our schedules. If we are smart and efficient,

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<v Speaker 1>the transition times don't need to be ridiculous, but they

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<v Speaker 1>are seldom zero, so best to plan for that. In

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's

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<v Speaker 1>to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening

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<v Speaker 1>to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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