1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office, 2 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the 3 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: new world of work, where location and hours are more 4 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to put 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: a lid on it. No, I am not suggesting you 6 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: keep your great ideas to yourself. I mean literally put 7 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: a lid on it. As then used travel cups in 8 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: your work from home set up. Now, this might sound 9 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: like a silly bit of advice, After all, a key 10 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: upside of remote work is that you aren't traveling anywhere. 11 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: No need to delve into the world of insulated cups 12 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 1: and thermosis and such. But I've been working from home 13 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: for a long time and I've realized that not all 14 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: journeys involved distances. Mornings can get long, and morning work 15 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: hours can be fragmented. Work for forty five minutes, deal 16 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: with the kids, then get to work again. A travel 17 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: mug keeps me from constantly having to reheat my coffee, 18 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: and I don't know about you, but I've always found 19 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: that the original heat to somehow nicer than the microwave variety. 20 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: In recent months, I've noticed some additional benefits to travel 21 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: cups too, for one volume. When I find my way 22 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: to my office with my travel mug of coffee and 23 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: a big bottle of water with a lid on on it, 24 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: and of course I'm set for several hours if I 25 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: bring a small glass of water or a normal mug. 26 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: On the other hand, I have to go to the 27 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: kitchen to refill it every hour or so. And you 28 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: all know what happens when you shed the invisibility cloak 29 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: of your office and become visible to everyone in your house. 30 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: There are lots of requests for your time and attention, 31 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: and that trip to the kitchen to refill your water 32 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: glass easily consumes twenty minutes or more. A big water 33 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: bottle and a big travel mug of coffee. Let's remain 34 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: invisible longer. And then there are the spills. I will 35 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: admit to spilling coffee on papers occasionally, and the floor 36 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: and my office chair and my clothes. Plenty of generally 37 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: coordinated and responsible people spill drinks on their computers too. 38 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: When you add children and pets to the work from 39 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: home mix, the risks become greater. Kids crawling all over 40 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: you and your desk will do much less damage if 41 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: they knock over a travel mug or a water bottle 42 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: with the lid on it than if they knock over 43 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: a traditional cup or glass. Consider that travel mug as 44 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: an investment in your productivity and family harmony. I think 45 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: there may be a more subtle benefit to using a 46 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: travel mug too. Travel containers subtly cue you that you 47 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,399 Speaker 1: are leaving home mode and shifting to work mode, even 48 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: if work takes place in your home now. Subtle cues 49 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: like that can be helpful for maximizing productivity while you're 50 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: at work, wherever that may be, and for shifting you 51 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: back into home mode at the end of the work 52 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: day when you pour yourself a glass of something in 53 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: a lidless glass. So this morning, as you prepare to 54 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: go to your workplace, such as it is, consider grabbing 55 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: a travel mug, put a lid on it. You'll keep 56 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: hot things hot or cold things cold if that's your thing, 57 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: and you'll provision yourself amply for several hours of work 58 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: in the meantime. This is Laura, thanks for listening, and 59 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 1: here's the succeeding in the New Corner Office. The New 60 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: Corner Office is a production of I Heart Radio. For 61 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: more podcasts, visit the I heart Radio app, Apple podcasts, 62 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: or wherever you get your favorite shows.