1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: Today's tip is that life is lived in Tuesdays. As 4 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: you think about changes you can make to your life, 5 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,639 Speaker 1: anything that can make life better on an average Tuesday 6 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: will matter more than changes that don't affect the experience 7 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: of an average normal day. Today's tip, like some others 8 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: this week, comes from my new book, Tranquility by Tuesday, 9 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: which is out this Tuesday. In this book, I show 10 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: what happened when a hundred fifty busy people learned nine 11 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: of my favorite time management strategies. Those nine rules helped 12 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: people calm the chaos and make time for what matter. 13 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: Eurs life, it turns out, has lived in hours. This 14 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: is an important realization because when we think about joy 15 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: and happiness, we often think about whether the big pieces 16 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: of a good life or in place. Maybe the prestigious job, 17 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: the loving family, the beautiful home. These things do matter, 18 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: but these things do not automatically translate to your hours 19 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: being spent in joyful ways. If every day looks the same, 20 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 1: if you feel lethargic from sitting too long, or exhausted 21 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: from sleep, deprivation. If you rarely have time for the 22 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: absorbing work you find meaningful, and if you rarely have 23 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: time for hobbies or to connect with the friends who 24 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: make you laugh, that prestigious job and loving family can 25 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: start to feel like a grind. We can chastise ourselves 26 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: for feeling this way and try to vince ourselves otherwise 27 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: by using the hashtag blessed but resentment Confessed R. I 28 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: want to help people with this predicament. I know that 29 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: most of us just want to enjoy whatever time we 30 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: have on this planet. We want to stop feeling like 31 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: we are either racing against the clock or wishing time away. 32 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: Maybe we need our minutes to give all that we 33 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: ask of them. But because the plates are not going 34 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: to magically stop spinning, and because we don't truly wish 35 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: for fewer plates, we need to learn to calm the 36 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:44,119 Speaker 1: chaos and find joy in busy days. There is no 37 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: sense in waiting for vacations, which are hardly relaxing. If 38 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: you've still got your toddler only now he's off his 39 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: usual schedule or some elusive future. Life is not going 40 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: to be less hectic next week. It won't be less 41 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: hectic next year. This is where we need to live life, 42 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: right here now, on a normal Tuesday. So let's figure 43 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: out how to make our Tuesdays as good as possible. Fortunately, 44 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 1: there are lots of ways to do this even as 45 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 1: you're getting the kids on the bus and logging into 46 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: zoom calls. We can establish foundational habits that allow us 47 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: to get enough sleep and regular physical activity. We can 48 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: establish regular planning practices that keep us focused on long 49 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: term goals. We can build open space into our lives 50 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: to account for emergencies and opportunities. We can plan in 51 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: little adventures that make sure we always have something to 52 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: look forward to. We can tweak the old habits of 53 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: leisure time to make more meaningful, rejuvenating leisure time possible. 54 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: For most people listening to this podcast, and for most 55 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: of the people who participated in my Tranquility by Tuesday study, 56 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: the big pieces of life are no doubt already in place. 57 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: It's just about small tweaks that can take a day 58 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:19,600 Speaker 1: from great too awesome. That is the point of this 59 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:23,679 Speaker 1: podcast and the point of Tranquility by Tuesday as well. 60 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: It is all about mindset hours in the middle of 61 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: a busy life should still be enjoyed. Life does not 62 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: need to be a never ending to do list. So 63 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: this Tuesday, I am making time to read. When I've 64 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: got a moment, I will play the piano for ten 65 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: minutes rather than doing one more pointless email check. I'm 66 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: going for a walk mid day. I'm planning in a 67 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: little adventure, likely treating myself to lunch in a new place. 68 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 1: Why not. The goal is to make a Tuesday more 69 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: fun and more memorable. Even as we do all the 70 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: things we have to do, life happens on normal Tuesdays. 71 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: So figure out how to make Tuesdays better and life 72 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 1: as a whole will follow. It really is as simple 73 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: as that. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, 74 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Hey everybody, 75 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 76 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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