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<v Speaker 1>the New Corner Office, the podcast where we share strategies

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to not write off Friday afternoons. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>many people are sliding towards the weekend at that point,

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<v Speaker 1>but whether you're in a traditional office or not, with

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<v Speaker 1>a few new habits, you can turn Friday afternoons into

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<v Speaker 1>some of your most productive hours of the week. Back

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<v Speaker 1>before social distancing measures moved whole organizations into the virtual world,

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<v Speaker 1>working from home was often a perk doled out to

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<v Speaker 1>people who had proven themselves. It would be doled out

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<v Speaker 1>once a week, and inevitably on Fridays. Why Friday's Because

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<v Speaker 1>Friday's are almost universally perceived as the least productive day

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<v Speaker 1>of the week. The thinking was that people who worked

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<v Speaker 1>from home would not really be working, and so if

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<v Speaker 1>you were going to lose a day, well, best to

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<v Speaker 1>lose Fridays, since the opportunity cost would be low. As

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<v Speaker 1>someone who's worked out of a home office for decades,

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<v Speaker 1>I think this is ridiculous. I've also coached people in

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<v Speaker 1>general to ask for Wednesdays as they work from home day,

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<v Speaker 1>since if you've got a terrible commute, it gives you

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<v Speaker 1>a nice midweek break. But in any case, Friday's have

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<v Speaker 1>never gotten a great reputation from a getting work done perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>But as all sorts of routines and work styles are

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<v Speaker 1>getting shaken up, I think it's a great idea to

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<v Speaker 1>revisit Friday's. Here are a few things you should build

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<v Speaker 1>into your Friday afternoons in order to turbo charge your productivity. First,

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<v Speaker 1>take some time to plan on the week ahead. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>wait for Monday, don't even wait for Sunday, that's your weekend. Instead,

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<v Speaker 1>take some time on Friday to think about what you

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<v Speaker 1>want to accomplish during the next Monday to Friday work week.

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<v Speaker 1>What are your top priorities. What steps can you take

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<v Speaker 1>towards your long term goals. Make a short list of

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<v Speaker 1>these important but not urgent tasks and schedule them into

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<v Speaker 1>your week. Then think about what has to happen logistically.

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<v Speaker 1>How can you make sure that by next Friday you

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<v Speaker 1>have accomplished whatever goals you have set for yourself. Then

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<v Speaker 1>take a few minutes to look at what is already

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<v Speaker 1>on your calendar. Sometimes we get scheduled for things that

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<v Speaker 1>are no longer a top priority. Friday afternoon is a

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<v Speaker 1>great time to get clarity on whether these things still

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<v Speaker 1>need to happen. Don't wait until your two pm conference

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<v Speaker 1>call starts on Tuesday to recognize that it's a waste

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<v Speaker 1>of time. Think about your personal life too. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>need to juggle kids zoom classes with your own video conferences?

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<v Speaker 1>Can you schedule in a family walk or a virtual

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<v Speaker 1>happy hour? Do you and your spouse need to sit

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<v Speaker 1>down and talk about your finances? All of this deserves

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<v Speaker 1>a place in the schedule. By having a plan in

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<v Speaker 1>place for the next week, you can feel much more

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<v Speaker 1>in control of your time and your life, something that's

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<v Speaker 1>been more important in these turbulent times. If you work

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<v Speaker 1>with a team, I'd also recommend having some sort of

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<v Speaker 1>social ritual to close out the week. For those who

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<v Speaker 1>are usually in offices, a late Friday lunch could work

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<v Speaker 1>if you schedule this at one thirty or two. Most

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<v Speaker 1>people drift out afterwards, but so what. They'll work until

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<v Speaker 1>two or so and then have a nice way of

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<v Speaker 1>celebrating what everyone has done. If you're virtual, you can

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<v Speaker 1>do this celebration by video chat, give everyone a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about their victories and to give shout outs

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<v Speaker 1>to other people. If you work by yourself, you can

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<v Speaker 1>still do this. Look over your priority list for the

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<v Speaker 1>previous week, the one you created the previous Friday, and

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<v Speaker 1>celebrate all you accomplished. Hopefully it was a short enough

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<v Speaker 1>list that everything is crossed off. But by having some

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<v Speaker 1>ritual to close out Friday with a celebratory drink if

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like, or with a ten minute journaling session, you'll

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<v Speaker 1>feel a sense of completion when work can be done

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<v Speaker 1>at any time and any place. This sense of closure

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<v Speaker 1>can go a long way toward maintaining times for rest

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<v Speaker 1>as well. How do you spend Friday afternoons? You can

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<v Speaker 1>let me know at Laura at Laura Vanderkam dot com.

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