1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: Today's tip is that you can make your life less 4 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: chaotic and more enjoyable by learning a few simple strategies. 5 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: Consciously choosing to build them into your life over the 6 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: next two months or so could make life feel very different. 7 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: I know several listeners of the Before Breakfast podcast join 8 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: me for my recent time tracking challenge. Thousands of folks 9 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: tracked their time to gather for a week, seeing where 10 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: the time really went so we could make better choices 11 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: if you participated in that wonderful I hope time tracking 12 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: was useful. I am now running another challenge starting later 13 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: this week, or people will learn my nine favorite time 14 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: management rules over nine weeks. These are the rules I 15 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: write about in Tranquility By Tuesday, my most recent book. 16 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: You can sign up on my website Laura vander Kam 17 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: dot com to get an email each Friday for nine 18 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: weeks explaining each new rule. I'll write about the rule 19 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 1: during the week on my blog, and then on each Thursday, 20 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,199 Speaker 1: I'll send an email with some questions designed to help 21 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 1: you reflect on the rule and how it played out 22 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: in your life. These habits are pretty simple. It is 23 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 1: not a spoiler to share some of them, like give 24 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 1: yourself a bedtime, or plan on Fridays, or move by 25 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: three pm, or create backup slots, or plan in one 26 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: big adventure and one little adventure each week. However, these 27 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: habits can be life changing. That's what I found out 28 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: when in early I had hundred fifty people try out 29 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: these rules for nine weeks. One participant in my study 30 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: told me that these habits had encouraged me to be 31 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: intentional about building in time for joy and restoration. Another 32 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: told me that these rules helped in getting past the 33 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: sense that my life was an unending to do list. 34 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: Wrote another, I'm most proud of changing the story that 35 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: I tell myself. I do have time for the things 36 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: that are important to me and time for fun. Two. 37 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: If that sounds good to you, then please join me 38 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: in trying these habits out. I've been monitoring how I 39 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: do on my nine favorite time management rules over the 40 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: past few months, and I can tell you that when 41 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: I follow them, life really does feel better. Not perfect, 42 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: of course, because life is never perfect, but it is 43 00:02:55,680 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: definitely better. On the nights I observed my bedtime. I 44 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 1: sleep better during the weeks. When I plan my week 45 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: on Friday, everything feels more under control. When I batched 46 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: the little things, the little things don't take over my life. 47 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,239 Speaker 1: I hope you will feel the same way as well. 48 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 1: So let's learn these nine rules over nine weeks together. 49 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: Visit Laura Vanderkam dot com to sign up. In the meantime, 50 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 51 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: them moose of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to 52 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 53 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook 54 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: and Instagram at Before Breakfast Pod that's b E the 55 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: number four, then Breakfast p o D. 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