1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: tip is that a weekend is about sixty hours. By 4 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: knowing how much time there is and knowing what the 5 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: landscape looks like, you can increase the odds that you 6 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: spend your weekends well. I know many piepeill are tracking 7 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: their time with me this week. Every year I host 8 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: an annual time tracking challenge where we try to see 9 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: what one hundred and sixty eight hours of life really 10 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 1: looks like. If you are participating, I hope the time 11 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: tracking is going fabulously. But whether you are tracking your 12 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: time or not, as you come into the weekend, it 13 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: helps to realize that this is not a small part 14 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: of the week. We can sometimes feel shorter than we like, 15 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: but they are not in substantial from a time perspective. 16 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: They are not an afterthought. Unfortunately, they are often treated 17 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: as such and spent less mindfully than other hours, which 18 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: means they may not be spent on things we choose 19 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: if we put more thought into it. So here's a 20 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 1: number to think about. There are sixty hours between six 21 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: pm Friday and six am Monday. If quitting time is 22 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: earlier for you on Friday, then you have a few 23 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: more hours if you wake up later on Monday. Well 24 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: we can stretch the calculations there too. Now, some of 25 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,839 Speaker 1: those sixty hours are spent asleep, of course, But let's 26 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: say you get eight hours of sleep a night on Friday, Saturday, 27 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: and Sunday. Good for you. That is twenty four hours. 28 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: Subtract twenty four from sixty and we get thirty six 29 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: weeking weekend hours. Now this is pretty much the equivalent 30 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: of a full time job. People who work thirty six 31 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 1: hours a week for pay seldom think that time goes 32 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 1: by too fast to be spent on anything. People who 33 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: work thirty six hours a week for pay tend not 34 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: to wonder where did the work week go? So why 35 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: should working hours on weekends be different? I mean, I 36 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: know why they are. We think about our work hours. 37 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 1: We tend not to think about our non working hours 38 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: quite as intensely, and there are definitely reasons for this. 39 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: I don't want to block every fifteen minutes an outlook 40 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: or send calendar invites for dinner. But by being a 41 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: little more intentional about weekends, you can make them seem 42 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: as substantial as a full time work week. So as 43 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: you go into this weekend, think about what you would 44 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: like to see on the other side from the perspective 45 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: of Monday morning. What would you like to say you 46 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: have done, What experiences or adventures would you like to 47 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: have had, What would make you feel refreshed and rejuvenated. 48 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: Weekends aren't completely free time, of course, most of us 49 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,959 Speaker 1: have chores and errands to do. Small kids take a 50 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: lot of time and energy, even if we're happy to 51 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: have some time with them over the weekend. Taking care 52 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: of little kids isn't going to feel as relaxing as, say, 53 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: reading in bed. But even if you are busy, there 54 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: is often some discretionary time. Maybe you can find time 55 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: for a walk in that cool new town near your 56 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: kid's soccer tournament. Maybe you can watch a movie you're 57 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: excited about after your kids go to sleep. Maybe you 58 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: can go for a walk with a friend. If you 59 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: get your act together and text her, you have sixty hours, 60 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: so how are you going to spend them? Ask this 61 00:03:55,760 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: question and you increase the chances that you spend those 62 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: sixty hours well. In the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks 63 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: for listening and here's to making the most of our time. 64 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 65 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 66 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. 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