1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: tip is that it is okay to waste a little time. 4 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: Efficiency is good, but don't let efficiency become an excuse 5 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: for not doing something that it would be wise to do. 6 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: The other day, I had some video interviews in the morning, 7 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 1: so I had done my full hair and makeup for that. 8 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: Then a phone call scheduled in mid afternoon got canceled. 9 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: I hadn't run in a while, so this suddenly open 10 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: spot was a perfect opportunity to hop on my treadmill 11 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 1: for thirty minutes. The problem I'd already done my hair 12 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: and makeup and it seemed wasteful to do them again 13 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: before I needed to go to something in the evening. 14 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: But then I realized how silly this was. I'm pretty 15 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 1: quick at getting ready, so I was only adding another 16 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: ten to fifteen minutes into my schedule. If I wanted 17 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: to exercise, I could do so and take the fifteen 18 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: minute hit. A little inefficiency would be okay. So it 19 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: goes for many things in life. I know everyone listening 20 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: to this podcast is incredibly efficient. You think about how 21 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: to use little minutes of downtime during the day. Perhaps 22 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: you even plot out your errands so you only have 23 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: to make right hand turns. I applaud all of this, 24 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: but we need to be careful that efficiency doesn't become 25 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: an excuse for not doing things that matter. Is it 26 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: efficient to ask your direct reports about their weekends before 27 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: beginning that Monday meeting. Nope, But in the long run, 28 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: a little wasted time at each meeting might pay you 29 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: back in people being less likely to quit. Is it 30 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: inefficient to commute into the office. Absolutely, and in many 31 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: jobs five days a week is massive overkill. But once 32 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: or twice a week, when you can chat with people 33 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: and make coffee dates and go out to lunch with 34 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: your team, can be a wonderful way to build relationships. 35 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: Many regular exercisers choose to work out first thing in 36 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: the morning because then they only have to get ready once. 37 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: It makes total sense. But if first thing in the 38 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: morning doesn't work, then it is absolutely fine to get 39 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: ready more than once. Don't let the need to rinse 40 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: off or maybe fix your makeup or hair keep you 41 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: from prioritizing health and wellness in your schedule. The truth 42 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: is that no one is perfectly efficient. I have seen 43 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: thousands of time logs over the years, and I can 44 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: promise you that everybody wastes time. I waste tons of time. 45 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: It would be pretty silly of me to read down 46 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: to the forty third comment on some news article that 47 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: irked me and then not be willing to brush my 48 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: hair and put on maskira a second time in the day. 49 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: The question is just what we choose to waste time on, 50 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 1: and when things are a priority, a little inefficiency is okay. 51 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 52 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for 53 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, 54 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 55 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts 56 00:03:55,320 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app Apple Podcasts wherever 57 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: you listen to your favorite shows.