1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 1: tip is to consider what you would like to see 4 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: in a time log for the coming week. When you 5 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: know how you hope to have spent your time, you 6 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: are more likely to actually do the things you want 7 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: to have done. Longtime listeners know that I often host 8 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: a time tracking challenge in January. This year is no exception. 9 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: Thousands of us will track our time together for a 10 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 1: week from January twelfth to January nineteenth. If you would 11 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: like to sign up, just go to Laura vandercam dot 12 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: com and enter your email address to get a time 13 00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: log and daily motivational emails from me. Knowing where the 14 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: time goes can help us spend time better. Now, if 15 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: you do the time tracking challenge, I imagine you would 16 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: want to figure out how to make the most of 17 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: the opportunity. One of the biggest benefits is accountability. When 18 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: you know you're going to write down how you spend 19 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: your time, you may be more likely to make choices 20 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: with your time that you are proud of. But this 21 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: doesn't even have to be an in the moment, good 22 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: versus bad angel or devil kind of thing? Do I 23 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: want to read? Or do I want a doom scroll 24 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: for the next hour? What do I want to write 25 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: on my log? I think that, But before you even 26 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: start tracking, you can ask what you would like to 27 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: see on your time log at the end of the week. 28 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: By asking what you would like to see, you can 29 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: make plans and choices that increase the amount of time 30 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: spent on those things. So, for instance, if you would 31 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: like to know that you spent some time connecting with 32 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: your partner, you might propose that the two of you 33 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: bundle up and go for an evening walk on Tuesday 34 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: when you are both home, instead of just collapsing in 35 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: front of the TV. If you want to spend more 36 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: of your work hours investing in your relationships with colleagues, 37 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 1: you might reach out to a few about grabbing lunch 38 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: or coffee over the next week. Of course, these intentions 39 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: might also then inform your choices during the week. If 40 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: you know you want to see connection with your colleagues 41 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: and somebody suggests happy hour, you know that you would 42 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: be well served by arranging your life to make it happen. 43 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: You reach out to your spouse to see if they 44 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: can cover daycare pickup and you offered to do it 45 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: on another night to make up for it. Perhaps knowing 46 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: what you'd like to see on your time log will 47 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: even help you get creative. If a friend wants to 48 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: get together on Saturday morning and you are planning to 49 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: get groceries, then maybe you will try grocery delivery for 50 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: the first time, or you'll suggest your friend go grocery 51 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: shopping with you, call it a shop and schmooze. Either way, 52 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: knowing what you wanted to have in your log can 53 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: help ensure you get it there. I know lots of 54 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: people want to spend less time on things they don't 55 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: want to do, and I get that keeping track of 56 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: your time next week or any week might help you 57 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: see some possibilities for being more efficient. But just as important, 58 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: we should ask what we want to spend more time doing. 59 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: We should ask what we want to see reflected in 60 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: our time, because that empowers us to plan these things 61 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: in or to make choices that increase these activities in 62 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: the moment. In fact, even if you don't track your time, 63 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: it can be helpful to ask yourself a version of 64 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: this question, what do I want to have done this 65 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: week or what experiences would I be happy to look 66 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: back on today. When you involve your remembering self in 67 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: making decisions about how to spend your time, you are 68 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: more likely to spend your time in ways your remembering 69 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: self will be happy with. I would love to hear 70 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:21,799 Speaker 1: how you would like to say you have spent your time. 71 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: You can email me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 72 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 73 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for 74 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, 75 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 76 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts 77 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or 78 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: wherever you listen to your favorite shows.