Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is for when you are facing a task that
Speaker 1: you don't want to do but do need to do
Speaker 1: at some point, ask yourself whether you want to do
Speaker 1: the task now or later. You may wind up less
Speaker 1: likely to put the task off. We have to do
Speaker 1: a lot of things in life that aren't especially appealing.
Speaker 1: Filling out a kid's camp form, unloading the dishwasher, cleaning
Speaker 1: the inside of the refrigerator, following up about the health
Speaker 1: insurance reimbursement that still hasn't been processed. I am guessing
Speaker 1: that you don't want to do any of those tasks,
Speaker 1: But if you have to do them, then the question
Speaker 1: of whether you want to do them isn't particularly helpful,
Speaker 1: So better to change the question. Don't ask yourself do
Speaker 1: I want to fill out this camp form? Or do
Speaker 1: I want to call the health insurance company again? Of
Speaker 1: course the answer is going to be no. But if
Speaker 1: you instead ask yourself, do I want to fill out
Speaker 1: this camp form now or later? Or would I like
Speaker 1: to call the health insurance company today or tomorrow? You
Speaker 1: might find it a little easier to choose now. After all,
Speaker 1: if you are headed to the beach tomorrow, you don't
Speaker 1: want to take the camp form that is due in
Speaker 1: three days with you. You'd probably rather empty the dishwasher
Speaker 1: in the morning than at night while you're dealing with
Speaker 1: the dinner dishes that have piled up, because nothing could
Speaker 1: go in that full dishwasher all day. And if you've
Speaker 1: got a quiet moment at work, you'd probably rather call
Speaker 1: the insurance company than during a busier time. Asking yourself
Speaker 1: whether you want to do a task now or later
Speaker 1: is also helpful when you are in suboptimal working conditions
Speaker 1: on a plane, in a doctor's waiting room at home,
Speaker 1: but with loud work happening in a neighbor's yard, even
Speaker 1: interesting work may not seem especially appealing. In those moments,
Speaker 1: you may be inclined to set aside your work until
Speaker 1: there is a better time or place for it. But
Speaker 1: while you don't feel like working with the roofers banging around,
Speaker 1: asking if you'd rather work now or later changes the calculation.
Speaker 1: Would you rather do your work now amid the noise
Speaker 1: or tonight when the roofers are gone and you are
Speaker 1: planning on having a glass of wine by the fire
Speaker 1: pit with your partner. I am guessing now is the
Speaker 1: preferable option. Of course, you won't always decide to do
Speaker 1: your work now and have your leisure later. Maybe on
Speaker 1: a Saturday, you plan to put away your winter clothes
Speaker 1: and get out your spring clothes. But then your best
Speaker 1: friend says she is unexpectedly in town and asks if
Speaker 1: you'd like to have lunch. Well, of course you'd like
Speaker 1: to have lunch. You will take your leisure now and
Speaker 1: you can do your chores later. But in any case,
Speaker 1: when the question is yes or no, as in do
Speaker 1: I feel like working on the plane, the answer might
Speaker 1: be an easy no. But when you realize you are
Speaker 1: choosing when to work and when to have your leisure,
Speaker 1: you can make wiser choices between now and later. In
Speaker 1: the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's
Speaker 1: to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd
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Speaker 1: thanks so much, should I look forward to staying in touch.
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