WEBVTT - Use this tip from French cooking to be more efficient

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to use the French cooking technique of meson

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<v Speaker 1>plas to be more efficient at all things. It is

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<v Speaker 1>good to be prepared, and by setting the stage before

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<v Speaker 1>you undertake projects, you will feel less stressed as you

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<v Speaker 1>get more done. So. In the questions after our recent

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<v Speaker 1>speech of mine, an audience member asked about the concept

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<v Speaker 1>of meson plas and whether it applied to productivity and

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<v Speaker 1>time management. Now, I did not know that I was

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<v Speaker 1>going to be quizzed about French and cooking, but I

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<v Speaker 1>love this concept and I think it's a good one.

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<v Speaker 1>On plas means to set in place or gather and

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<v Speaker 1>fancy French restaurants, chefs pull together all their ingredients and

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<v Speaker 1>equipment and organize them before they begin cooking. Now, as

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<v Speaker 1>someone who has had to drive to the grocery store

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of cooking dinner, I'll admit that I

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<v Speaker 1>don't necessarily follow this in my kitchen, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>a good mindset for anything that requires a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>moving parts. For instance, let's say that you are generally

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<v Speaker 1>responsible for getting three kids out the door in the morning.

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<v Speaker 1>You could be running around all over the place finding

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<v Speaker 1>shoes and backpacks and coats. But what if the children's shoes, coats,

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<v Speaker 1>and backpacks are always gathered in the mudroom or foyer

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever space is right by the door where you exit.

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<v Speaker 1>You will be able to grab your things and leave

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<v Speaker 1>in a far more calm fashion. Let's say you have

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<v Speaker 1>a big meeting coming up. You could walk in and

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<v Speaker 1>realize that you haven't read everything, or that a key

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<v Speaker 1>person didn't get a key document. You might waste time

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<v Speaker 1>and not accomplish what you meant to. But if you

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<v Speaker 1>have copies of any important documents and summaries to hand

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<v Speaker 1>to people if they haven't read something, and you have

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<v Speaker 1>gathered any extra information you might need for the meeting

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<v Speaker 1>before it starts, you'll be more prepared. You won't be

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<v Speaker 1>doing the metaphorical equivalent of running to the store because

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<v Speaker 1>you realize you're out of eggs. I'd recommend doing something

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<v Speaker 1>similar for a trip that requires a lot of special equipment.

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<v Speaker 1>As we discussed on a recent episode. I'm not a

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<v Speaker 1>huge fan of packing too far before packing like email,

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<v Speaker 1>expands to fill the available space. But if you're say, skiing,

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<v Speaker 1>best to lay out the entire outfit, including mittens and goggles,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know you've got it all. You're running a marathon,

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<v Speaker 1>best to lay things out so you know you have

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<v Speaker 1>your socks and sunglasses now. It might not be a

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<v Speaker 1>disaster if you don't. My husband and I once went

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<v Speaker 1>to Walmart in a town where we were racing to

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<v Speaker 1>get running pants, but best to avoid it if possible.

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<v Speaker 1>In most cases, we are going to be smart enough

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<v Speaker 1>to figure something out if we're not prepared. But generally

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<v Speaker 1>it's better to be prepared, So measure out your ingredients

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<v Speaker 1>and lay them out that way. When you start cooking,

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<v Speaker 1>it's all smooth sailing from there. In the meantime, this

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

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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