WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Why your home office needs drinks and snacks

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office, the

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<v Speaker 1>podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the new

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<v Speaker 1>world of work, where the location and hours are more

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<v Speaker 1>flexible than in the past. This week we've been talking

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<v Speaker 1>about a few ideas for taking your workspace from great

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<v Speaker 1>to awesome. Today's tip is to stock your home office

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

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<v Speaker 1>and you'll have less occasion to leave your office, which

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<v Speaker 1>you can cut down on distractions. Many people have started

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<v Speaker 1>working from home for the first time over the past

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<v Speaker 1>six weeks or so as the world battles the COVID

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen pandemic. But before all this started, one of the

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<v Speaker 1>most common questions I got from people who negotiated a

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<v Speaker 1>work from home day was how to concentrate when kids

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<v Speaker 1>are there. Now, generally this meant that the kids were

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<v Speaker 1>being for by someone else, such as another parent or

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<v Speaker 1>a caregiver, but still, when the kids know you're in there,

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<v Speaker 1>it can be hard to stay separate. One thing I've

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<v Speaker 1>learned over the years is that the more self contained

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<v Speaker 1>I am in my home office, the better. My forays

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<v Speaker 1>out of the office to grab a bite to eat

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<v Speaker 1>or something to drink are a prime occasion for people

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<v Speaker 1>to intercept me. If I stay in my office, my

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<v Speaker 1>kids can't see me, and it's harder for me to

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<v Speaker 1>become the object of whining or requests. Even if you're

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<v Speaker 1>not concerned about attracting your kid's attention on your way

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<v Speaker 1>to the kitchen. Having sustenance in your office means you

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<v Speaker 1>can keep working a little longer without distractions. Breaks are great,

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<v Speaker 1>you should definitely take breaks, but plan breaks don't always

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<v Speaker 1>line up exactly with your hunger. And if you are

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<v Speaker 1>hungry at a time when you plan to keep working,

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<v Speaker 1>it's nice to be able to grab something to eat

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<v Speaker 1>and keep going, rather than pausing to go to the

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<v Speaker 1>kitchen and which reminds you that you wanted to thaw

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<v Speaker 1>chicken breast for dinner, and oh, the dishwasher needs to

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<v Speaker 1>be unloaded. Before you know it, you realize that grabbing

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<v Speaker 1>an apple has taken twenty minutes. You would have spent

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<v Speaker 1>that time working if the apple had been within reach.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, there's no need to stock your home office

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<v Speaker 1>like it's a survival bunker. You don't even need a

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<v Speaker 1>many fridge, so those are nice. Just think about what

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<v Speaker 1>might be most useful so you could venture out two

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<v Speaker 1>to three fewer times per day. In terms of drinks,

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<v Speaker 1>start with water. A thermos device plus a pitcher or

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<v Speaker 1>bottle of water plus a cup should keep you hydrated

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<v Speaker 1>until you need to emerge. If you drink coffee, consider

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<v Speaker 1>investing in a cure eg plenty of k cups and

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<v Speaker 1>if you use it cream and sugar, you can get

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

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<v Speaker 1>Tea drinkers might an electric tea kettle plus any necessary mixings.

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<v Speaker 1>Use one cup throughout the day, or one cup for

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<v Speaker 1>the morning and another for the afternoon. In terms of snacks,

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>you want to keep Luna bars or something similar nearby. Generally,

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<v Speaker 1>you're better off with preportioned snacks that prevent mindless munching.

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<v Speaker 1>Fruit is ideal as long as you cart the trash

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<v Speaker 1>out each day. A banana, some almonds, and a cup

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<v Speaker 1>of tea means that when you're on a roll, you

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<v Speaker 1>can keep going and maybe, just maybe the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>your family won't remember that you're in there. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>stock your office with snacks, drinks, or other resources to

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<v Speaker 1>maximize your time on task. You can let me know

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<v Speaker 1>at Laura at Laura Vanderkam dot com. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening and here's the succeeding

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