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Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office, the

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Speaker 1: podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the new

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Speaker 1: to awesome. Today's tip is to stock your home office

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Speaker 1: with drinks and snacks. You'll fuel yourself for productive work,

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Speaker 1: and you'll have less occasion to leave your office, which

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Speaker 1: you can cut down on distractions. Many people have started

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Speaker 1: working from home for the first time over the past

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Speaker 1: most common questions I got from people who negotiated a

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Speaker 1: work from home day was how to concentrate when kids

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Speaker 1: being for by someone else, such as another parent or

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Speaker 1: it can be hard to stay separate. One thing I've

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Speaker 1: learned over the years is that the more self contained

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Speaker 1: I am in my home office, the better. My forays

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Speaker 1: kids can't see me, and it's harder for me to

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Speaker 1: become the object of whining or requests. Even if you're

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Speaker 1: not concerned about attracting your kid's attention on your way

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Speaker 1: to the kitchen. Having sustenance in your office means you

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Speaker 1: can keep working a little longer without distractions. Breaks are great,

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Speaker 1: you should definitely take breaks, but plan breaks don't always

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Speaker 1: line up exactly with your hunger. And if you are

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Speaker 1: hungry at a time when you plan to keep working,

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Speaker 1: it's nice to be able to grab something to eat

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Speaker 1: and keep going, rather than pausing to go to the

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Speaker 1: kitchen and which reminds you that you wanted to thaw

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Speaker 1: be unloaded. Before you know it, you realize that grabbing

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Speaker 1: an apple has taken twenty minutes. You would have spent

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Speaker 1: that time working if the apple had been within reach.

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Speaker 1: Of course, there's no need to stock your home office

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Speaker 1: like it's a survival bunker. You don't even need a

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Speaker 1: many fridge, so those are nice. Just think about what

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Speaker 1: might be most useful so you could venture out two

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Speaker 1: to three fewer times per day. In terms of drinks,

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Speaker 1: start with water. A thermos device plus a pitcher or

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Speaker 1: until you need to emerge. If you drink coffee, consider

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Speaker 1: if you use it cream and sugar, you can get

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Speaker 1: individual sugar packets and Minimu cream, which doesn't require refrigeration.

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Speaker 1: Tea drinkers might an electric tea kettle plus any necessary mixings.

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Speaker 1: Use one cup throughout the day, or one cup for

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Speaker 1: the morning and another for the afternoon. In terms of snacks,

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Speaker 1: nuts are an excellent option. They're filling and reasonably healthy,

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Speaker 1: and they don't spoil quickly. If you like sweets, maybe

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Speaker 1: you want to keep Luna bars or something similar nearby. Generally,

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Speaker 1: you're better off with preportioned snacks that prevent mindless munching.

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Speaker 1: Fruit is ideal as long as you cart the trash

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Speaker 1: out each day. A banana, some almonds, and a cup

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Speaker 1: your family won't remember that you're in there. Do you

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Speaker 1: stock your office with snacks, drinks, or other resources to

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Speaker 1: maximize your time on task. You can let me know

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Speaker 1: at Laura at Laura Vanderkam dot com. In the meantime,

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Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening and here's the succeeding

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