1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: Today's tip is that not all days need to look 4 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: the same. While it is important to have a good 5 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: rhythm for your work days, that rhythm can change to 6 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: allow you to spend more time on certain activities, particularly 7 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: if you are working from home. These days, you might 8 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: have a fair amount of flexibility in your schedule, so 9 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 1: it's worth trying it out. We all have certain times 10 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: of day when we work best. Most people are more 11 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: focused in the morning, so it's good to do deep 12 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: and difficult work. Then that checking call about a project 13 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: that's not really changed since the last check in, Well, 14 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: that's better done when you are brain dead, which for 15 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: most of us happens in mid afternoon. But sometimes it's 16 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: helpful to spend an entire day, or at least an 17 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: entire morning, doing a certain kind of work. Our brains 18 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: can really get in the groove. So as you plan 19 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: out your week, no that not all days need to 20 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: look the same, think about how you might strategically make 21 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: different days look a little different. Maybe Monday morning is 22 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: for long term speculative projects. Maybe you try to schedule 23 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: as many of your meetings as possible for Tuesday, and 24 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:45,559 Speaker 1: then keep Wednesdays completely open so you're able to deal 25 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: with new things that have come up or whatever is 26 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: demanding your attention in the moment. Maybe you always carve 27 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: out Thursday afternoons for meetings with direct reports, or you 28 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: take those nice to do but not urgent calls on 29 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: Friday mornings, and as I always suggest, you can plan 30 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: your upcoming weeks on Friday afternoons. Will it always work 31 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: to keep the schedule, No, of course not. But by 32 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: recognizing that not all days need to look the same, 33 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: you can make sure that you do carve out time 34 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: fairly regularly for important things. You won't be able to 35 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: always have meeting free mornings, but you could probably arrange 36 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: for at least two a week. Then you'll be able 37 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: to take advantage of this time for deeper thinking. And similarly, 38 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: some afternoons won't have meetings and you can think about 39 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: other things you might usually do then, like planning on Fridays. 40 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 1: We live our lives in weeks, not days. Thinking in 41 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,399 Speaker 1: terms of a hundred sixty eight hours, not twenty four 42 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: reminds us that things don't have to happen daily in 43 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: order to count in our lives. Indeed, not all day 44 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,399 Speaker 1: ease need to look the same, especially with working from 45 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: home as many people are these days, we can use 46 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: some of our inherent time flexibility to embrace new weekly rhythms. 47 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: So today, plot out what an ideal work week would 48 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: look like for you. What activities would you like to 49 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: build into your work schedule once or twice a week? 50 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 1: When do you think these would best fit? Strategize about 51 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: how you can preserve time for these things. When you 52 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 1: look at the whole work week as a unit, it 53 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: is amazing what you can get done, certainly more than 54 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: if you just take things day by day. In the meantime, 55 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 56 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to 57 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 58 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook 59 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: and Instagram at Before Breakfast Pod that's B the number four, 60 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: then Breakfast p o D. 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