1 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: tip is for times when life feels a bit overwhelming, 4 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: remember that you don't have to figure out forever. If 5 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: today is manageable and probably the next few days, you 6 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: are good. Save the logistical ruminations for times you have 7 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: set aside to ponder these things. I know that a 8 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 1: lot of my listeners are champion planners. We set long 9 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: term goals, we plan excellent vacations, and we get the 10 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: right hotels because we book ahead of time. We solve 11 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: logistical problems that would foil mere mortals. That is all fantastic. 12 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: I think it's a great way to go through life, 13 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: and champion planning allows us to have much bigger lives 14 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: than we would otherwise. However, if you are like me, 15 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: you may find yourself chewing on logistical planning problems a lot, 16 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: sometimes at all hours of the day and night. As 17 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: soon as I have figured out how I take one 18 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: business trip when my husband is also working and we 19 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: are suddenly dealing with a temporary childcare situation, I'm onto 20 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: the next trip. In pondering our outfits for family photos, 21 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: and how I will organize all the weekends in December 22 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: and so forth. The key is finding the right balance. 23 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: Today is going to be a great day, and so 24 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: I can enjoy this day as it is without spending 25 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: much of my mental inner pondering the future. This is 26 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: going to be a great weekend and I can look 27 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: forward to it without worrying so much about logistical problems 28 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: two weeks down the road. Now. I am not saying 29 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: don't plan. I am saying put planning at certain times 30 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: and then get out of planning mode at other times. 31 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: I actually think this is a great reason to set 32 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 1: a designated weekly planning time. I know that every Friday 33 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: I have carved out time to plan. Indeed, rule number 34 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: two in tranquility by Tuesday. My most recent time management 35 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: book is to plan on Friday. My primary focus is 36 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: the upcoming Monday to Sunday week with some attention focused 37 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: on confirming the immediately upcoming Saturday to Sunday weekend. However, 38 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: I can also take some time then to look up 39 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: ahead and see what's coming up and see if there 40 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: are problems that need to be solved. When you know 41 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: there is a designated time for this future thinking. You 42 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: don't have to spend all your time on future thinking. 43 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: If you find yourself wondering about an upcoming logistical difficulty, 44 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: you can simply tell yourself that there is a time 45 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: for thinking about that. Now is not that time. Now 46 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: is the time for thinking about other things. All of 47 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: this is easier said than done. Of course, those of 48 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: us who do often think in future tense can't exactly 49 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: turn off that function completely. But given that the future 50 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: is to some degree unknowable, it behooves us not to 51 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: obsess over it. I know I spend a lot of 52 00:03:56,280 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: time in early twenty twenty worrying about two week INDs 53 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: in May that we're going to be incredibly challenging to 54 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: pull off. Then, of course, the entire world was shut down, 55 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: and I didn't have to solve those problems. We had 56 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: other problems, but not those. So make sure you're good 57 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: for the next few days, and then make sure you 58 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: have a designated weekly planning time when you will think 59 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: about all future logistical issues. You'll be able to enjoy 60 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: the present and make sure you have a good future, 61 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: which is a win all around. In the meantime, this 62 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: is Laura, Thanks for listening and here's to making the 63 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: most of our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to hear 64 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 65 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: or anything else. 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