1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: tip is to change the order. Sometimes by shifting the 4 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: order of things you do frequently, you can make your 5 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: schedule just a little bit more efficient. So I will 6 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: confess that these days I am not usually conditioning my 7 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:32,919 Speaker 1: hair in the shower. I just kind of gave up 8 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: on that. But years ago, when I cared more about 9 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: such things, I got frustrated that a lot of conditioners 10 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: said you were supposed to leave them in your hair 11 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 1: for a few minutes. I would get in the shower, 12 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: soap up, and then do shampoo and then conditioner, and 13 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: at that point I was kind of just sitting there 14 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: burning time. Then, of course, I realized that there was 15 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: no reason I had to do my various shower tasks 16 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:01,279 Speaker 1: in that order. By starting with shampooing and conditioning, the 17 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: conditioner would be sitting in my hair while I was 18 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: washing everything else. That would take at least a minute 19 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: or two, So I'd be getting that time in before 20 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: rinsing everything off much more efficient. There are often small 21 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: efficiencies to be gained by switching the order of things. 22 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:23,639 Speaker 1: For instance, many mornings I fry myself two eggs. Eggs 23 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: fry better if the pan is heated first. I used 24 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: to pull the eggs out of the fridge first, because hey, 25 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: the task is frying eggs, so it seemed like pulling 26 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: the eggs out should be the first step. Then I 27 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 1: would turn on the stove and wait. But then I 28 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: realized that if I started heating up the pan on 29 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: the stove and then pulled out the eggs from the fridge, 30 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: it would be hot enough to crack them on there 31 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: by the time I brought my two eggs over to 32 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: the pan. Now, to be sure, I sometimes make fun 33 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: of little hacks like this. It's not like if everything 34 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: else was chaotic, that's switching the order of steps in 35 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,559 Speaker 1: my egg frying habit would change anything about my life. 36 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:09,399 Speaker 1: Getting that one minute back isn't necessarily all that big 37 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: a win if you are, say, mindlessly spending hours scrolling 38 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: online instead of pursuing hobbies or hanging out with friends 39 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: and family. But on the other hand, with things that 40 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: are done repeatedly, and especially steps that are part of 41 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: a getting ready routine in the morning, saving little bits 42 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: of time can add up showering two minutes more efficiently. 43 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: Might mean you could set your alarm two minutes later, 44 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: add in a saved minute on breakfast, and we are 45 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: looking at three minutes. It isn't a lot, but it 46 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: isn't nothing either, to get fifteen extra minutes of sleep 47 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: during the work week. As you think about your schedule, 48 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: is there some place where you could change the order 49 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 1: in order to make your life a little more efficient. 50 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: Maybe it's emptying the dishwasher while your coffee is brewing. 51 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: You're already in the kitchen just hanging out right. Maybe 52 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: it's brushing your teeth or putting on your makeup while 53 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: your curling iron is heating up, instead of in a 54 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: different order. I am fascinated by how sometimes larger organizations 55 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: change the order of things too. I've heard of a 56 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,119 Speaker 1: number of schools where they actually have kids go outside 57 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: to play right before lunch, rather than after. The idea 58 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: is that you can build up an appetite, and you 59 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: don't rush through lunch just so you can go outside 60 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: to play. Some schools serve breakfast in kids' first period classes, 61 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: so there is no need to send people through the 62 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: cafeteria before school, which can be rushed if people are late, 63 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: and teens certainly don't like to get up earlier than 64 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: they have to. In any case, switching the order means 65 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: more sleep and possibly even more instructional time. When would 66 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: it make sense for you to change up the order 67 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: of routine things? If you think about your daily schedule, 68 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: maybe there is a scenario where it makes sense. I 69 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: have started exercising in the evenings sometimes because it turns 70 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: out there's no reason I have to do it before 71 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: my kids get home from school anymore. They do not 72 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 1: need constant supervision. Life can change and the order of 73 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: things can change, and it is good to realize when 74 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: this is true. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks 75 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. 76 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 77 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 78 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. 79 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, 80 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.