WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Use those waiting minutes 

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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 ours are more

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

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<v Speaker 1>those waiting minutes. Little bits of time during the day

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<v Speaker 1>can be wasted, but they can also be used, and

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<v Speaker 1>doing so can buy you more time in the future.

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<v Speaker 1>In a perfect world, everyone would dial into calls or

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<v Speaker 1>video meetings at the exact same time. There would never

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<v Speaker 1>be miscommunications about meeting logistics, everyone would be prompt. In

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<v Speaker 1>the real world, you're often sitting by yourself on Zoom

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<v Speaker 1>at one o'clock, waiting for someone who doesn't log on

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<v Speaker 1>until one oh six, or sometimes one ten, or something

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<v Speaker 1>even worse than that. If you are usually the punctual one,

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<v Speaker 1>and I suspect this is the case for a great

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<v Speaker 1>many of my podcast listeners. This can be frustrating. But

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<v Speaker 1>while these waiting minutes are easy to waste, they don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to be wasted. Having a go to activity for

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<v Speaker 1>waiting minutes can open up various possibilities for your time.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, I use waiting minutes to think up ideas

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<v Speaker 1>for future episodes, of this podcast and others. Sometimes I

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<v Speaker 1>use them to fill in my time log I can

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<v Speaker 1>do logistical things for my blog, like upload pictures or

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<v Speaker 1>format things. One obvious idea is to check email, and

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt a lot of waiting time is spent deleting emails,

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<v Speaker 1>but since email expands to fill the available space, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think this is actually the best use of time.

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<v Speaker 1>You won't gain time by deleting those newsletters that you

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<v Speaker 1>can't remember subscribing to, but you will gain time by

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<v Speaker 1>doing small tasks that will other wise clog up your

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<v Speaker 1>schedule and make you feel like you have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>on your plate, even if you don't so figure out

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<v Speaker 1>what those tasks are for. You have whatever materials you

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<v Speaker 1>need handy, and then when you dial in and you

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<v Speaker 1>find yourself waiting, you can do one of these things. Though.

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<v Speaker 1>Just as a pro tip here, if someone is always

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<v Speaker 1>five to ten minutes late, it is okay to keep

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<v Speaker 1>working until five minutes after the start time yourself. I

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<v Speaker 1>know this feels incredibly hard for punctual people, but at

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<v Speaker 1>least this way you know you aren't wasting more time

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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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