WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Put a lid on it

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to put

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<v Speaker 1>a lid on it. No, I am not suggesting you

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<v Speaker 1>keep your great ideas to yourself. I mean literally put

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<v Speaker 1>a lid on it. As then used travel cups in

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<v Speaker 1>your work from home setup. Now this might sound like

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<v Speaker 1>a silly bit of advice, after all, a key upside

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<v Speaker 1>of remote work is that you aren't traveling anywhere. No

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<v Speaker 1>need to delve into the world of insulated cups and

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<v Speaker 1>thermosis and such. But I've been working from home for

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<v Speaker 1>a long time and I've realized that not all journeys

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<v Speaker 1>involved distances. Mornings can get long, and morning work hours

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<v Speaker 1>can be fragmented. Work for forty five minutes, deal with

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<v Speaker 1>the kids, then get to work again. A travel mug

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<v Speaker 1>keeps me from constantly having to red heeat my coffee.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't know about you, but I've always found

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<v Speaker 1>that the original heat is somehow nicer than the microwave variety.

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<v Speaker 1>In recent months, I've noticed some additional benefits to travel

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<v Speaker 1>cups too for one volume. When I find my way

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<v Speaker 1>to my office with my travel mug of coffee and

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<v Speaker 1>a big bottle of water with a lid on on it,

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<v Speaker 1>of course I'm set for several hours if I bring

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<v Speaker 1>a small glass of water or a normal mug. On

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<v Speaker 1>the other hand, I have to go to the kitchen

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<v Speaker 1>to refill it every hour or so. And you all

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<v Speaker 1>know what happens when you shed the invisibility cloak of

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<v Speaker 1>your office and become visible to everyone in your house.

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<v Speaker 1>There are lots of requests for your time and attention,

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<v Speaker 1>and that trip to the kitchen to refill your water

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<v Speaker 1>glass easily consumes twenty minutes or more. A big water

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<v Speaker 1>bottle and a big travel mug of coffee let's you

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<v Speaker 1>remain invisible longer. And then there are the spills. I

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<v Speaker 1>will admit to spilling coffee on papers occasionally, and the

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<v Speaker 1>floor and my office chair and my clothes. Plenty of

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<v Speaker 1>generally coordinated and responsible people spill drinks on their computers too.

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<v Speaker 1>When you add children and pets to the work from

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<v Speaker 1>home mix, the risks become greater. Kids crawling all over

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<v Speaker 1>you and your desk will do much less damage if

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<v Speaker 1>they knock over a travel mug or a water bottle

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<v Speaker 1>with the lid on it than if they knock over

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<v Speaker 1>a traditional cup or glass. Consider that travel mug as

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<v Speaker 1>an investment and your productivity and family harmony. I think

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<v Speaker 1>there may be a more subtle benefit to using a

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<v Speaker 1>travel mug too. Travel containers subtly cue you that you

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<v Speaker 1>are leaving home mode and shifting to work mode, even

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<v Speaker 1>if work takes place in your home now. Subtle cues

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<v Speaker 1>like that can be helpful for maximizing productivity while you're

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<v Speaker 1>at work, wherever that may be, and for shifting you

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<v Speaker 1>back into home mode at the end of the work

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<v Speaker 1>day when you pour yourself a glass of something in

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<v Speaker 1>a lidless glass. So this morning, as you prepare to

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<v Speaker 1>go to your workplace, such as it is, consider grabbing

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<v Speaker 1>a travel mug, put a lid on it. You'll keep

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<v Speaker 1>hot things hot or cold things cold if that's your thing,

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<v Speaker 1>and you'll provision yourself amply for several hours of work

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<v Speaker 1>in the meantime. This is Laura, thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's the succeeding in the New Corner Office. The New

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