WEBVTT - Not all days need to look the same

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is that not all days need to look

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<v Speaker 1>the same. While it is important to have a good

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<v Speaker 1>rhythm for your work days, that rhythm can change to

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<v Speaker 1>allow you to spend more time on certain activities, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>if you are working from home. These days, you might

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<v Speaker 1>have a fair amount of flexibility in your schedule, so

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<v Speaker 1>it's worth trying it out. We all have certain times

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<v Speaker 1>of day when we work best. Most people are more

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<v Speaker 1>focused in the morning, so it's good to do deep

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<v Speaker 1>and difficult work. Then that checking call about a project

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<v Speaker 1>that's not really changed since the last check in, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's better done when you are brain dead, which for

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<v Speaker 1>most of us happens in mid afternoon. But sometimes it's

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<v Speaker 1>helpful to spend an entire day, or at least an

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<v Speaker 1>entire morning, doing a certain kind of work. Our brains

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<v Speaker 1>can really get in the groove. So as you plan

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<v Speaker 1>out your week, no that not all days need to

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<v Speaker 1>look the same, think about how you might strategically make

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<v Speaker 1>different days look a little different. Maybe Monday morning is

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<v Speaker 1>for long term speculative projects. Maybe you try to schedule

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<v Speaker 1>as many of your meetings as possible for Tuesday, and

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<v Speaker 1>then keep Wednesdays completely open so you're able to deal

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<v Speaker 1>with new things that have come up or whatever is

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<v Speaker 1>demanding your attention in the moment. Maybe you always carve

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<v Speaker 1>out Thursday afternoons for meetings with direct reports, or you

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<v Speaker 1>take those nice to do but not urgent calls on

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<v Speaker 1>Friday mornings, and as I always suggest, you can plan

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<v Speaker 1>your upcoming weeks on Friday afternoons. Will it always work

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<v Speaker 1>to keep the schedule, No, of course not. But by

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<v Speaker 1>recognizing that not all days need to look the same,

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<v Speaker 1>you can make sure that you do carve out time

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<v Speaker 1>fairly regularly for important things. You won't be able to

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<v Speaker 1>always have meeting free mornings, but you could probably arrange

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<v Speaker 1>for at least two a week. Then you'll be able

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<v Speaker 1>to take advantage of this time for deeper thinking. And similarly,

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<v Speaker 1>some afternoons won't have meetings and you can think about

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<v Speaker 1>other things you might usually do then, like planning on Fridays.

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<v Speaker 1>We live our lives in weeks, not days. Thinking in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of a hundred sixty eight hours, not twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>reminds us that things don't have to happen daily in

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<v Speaker 1>order to count in our lives. Indeed, not all day

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<v Speaker 1>ease need to look the same, especially with working from

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<v Speaker 1>home as many people are these days, we can use

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<v Speaker 1>some of our inherent time flexibility to embrace new weekly rhythms.

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<v Speaker 1>So today, plot out what an ideal work week would

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<v Speaker 1>look like for you. What activities would you like to

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<v Speaker 1>build into your work schedule once or twice a week?

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<v Speaker 1>When do you think these would best fit? Strategize about

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<v Speaker 1>how you can preserve time for these things. When you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the whole work week as a unit, it

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<v Speaker 1>is amazing what you can get done, certainly more than

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<v Speaker 1>if you just take things day by day. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to

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