WEBVTT - Don't be afraid of a little wasted time

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that it is okay to waste a little time.

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<v Speaker 1>Efficiency is good, but don't let efficiency become an excuse

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<v Speaker 1>for not doing something that it would be wise to do.

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<v Speaker 1>The other day, I had some video interviews in the morning,

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<v Speaker 1>so I had done my full hair and makeup for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Then a phone call scheduled in mid afternoon got canceled.

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<v Speaker 1>I hadn't run in a while, so this suddenly open

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<v Speaker 1>spot was a perfect opportunity to hop on my treadmill

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<v Speaker 1>for thirty minutes. The problem I'd already done my hair

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<v Speaker 1>and makeup and it seemed wasteful to do them again

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<v Speaker 1>before I needed to go to something in the evening.

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<v Speaker 1>But then I realized how silly this was. I'm pretty

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<v Speaker 1>quick at getting ready, so I was only adding another

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<v Speaker 1>ten to fifteen minutes into my schedule. If I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to exercise, I could do so and take the fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>minute hit. A little inefficiency would be okay. So it

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<v Speaker 1>goes for many things in life. I know everyone listening

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<v Speaker 1>to this podcast is incredibly efficient. You think about how

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<v Speaker 1>to use little minutes of downtime during the day. Perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>you even plot out your errands so you only have

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<v Speaker 1>to make right hand turns. I applaud all of this,

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<v Speaker 1>but we need to be careful that efficiency doesn't become

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<v Speaker 1>an excuse for not doing things that matter. Is it

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<v Speaker 1>efficient to ask your direct reports about their weekends before

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<v Speaker 1>beginning that Monday meeting. Nope, But in the long run,

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<v Speaker 1>a little wasted time at each meeting might pay you

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<v Speaker 1>back in people being less likely to quit. Is it

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<v Speaker 1>inefficient to commute into the office. Absolutely, and in many

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<v Speaker 1>jobs five days a week is massive overkill. But once

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<v Speaker 1>or twice a week, when you can chat with people

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<v Speaker 1>and make coffee dates and go out to lunch with

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<v Speaker 1>your team, can be a wonderful way to build relationships.

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<v Speaker 1>Many regular exercisers choose to work out first thing in

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<v Speaker 1>the morning because then they only have to get ready once.

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<v Speaker 1>It makes total sense. But if first thing in the

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<v Speaker 1>morning doesn't work, then it is absolutely fine to get

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<v Speaker 1>ready more than once. Don't let the need to rinse

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<v Speaker 1>off or maybe fix your makeup or hair keep you

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<v Speaker 1>from prioritizing health and wellness in your schedule. The truth

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<v Speaker 1>is that no one is perfectly efficient. I have seen

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<v Speaker 1>thousands of time logs over the years, and I can

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<v Speaker 1>promise you that everybody wastes time. I waste tons of time.

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<v Speaker 1>It would be pretty silly of me to read down

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<v Speaker 1>to the forty third comment on some news article that

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<v Speaker 1>irked me and then not be willing to brush my

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<v Speaker 1>hair and put on maskira a second time in the day.

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<v Speaker 1>The question is just what we choose to waste time on,

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<v Speaker 1>and when things are a priority, a little inefficiency is okay.

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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 to making the most of our time. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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