WEBVTT - Don't sweat the seconds

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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 that you don't need to sweat the seconds.

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<v Speaker 1>If you make good choices about your hours, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to worry too much about saving every second you can.

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<v Speaker 1>So I like life hacks like anyone else. I probably

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<v Speaker 1>like time saving strategies more than most people. So listeners

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<v Speaker 1>are sometimes surprised to hear that I don't use a

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<v Speaker 1>template for Before Breakfast scripts. Yes, that means I type

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<v Speaker 1>out the same opening and closing sentences two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>sixty times per year. Is that efficient? Probably not, But

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<v Speaker 1>typing those sentences takes me just a few seconds. If

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<v Speaker 1>I had a template that I called up every day instead,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it would take me ten seconds versus twenty five.

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<v Speaker 1>So I could save on net fifteen seconds per weekday.

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<v Speaker 1>That is an hour and five minutes over the course

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<v Speaker 1>of a year, which may not be zero, but since

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<v Speaker 1>it comes in chunks of fifteen seconds, it is almost

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<v Speaker 1>impossible to use for much. Unlike money, I can't really

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<v Speaker 1>save those fifteen seconds each time and cash them in

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<v Speaker 1>with interest. Typing the opening lines gets me in the

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<v Speaker 1>frame of mind to write a script, so it's fine,

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<v Speaker 1>no need to sweat the seconds. People are also sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>surprised to learn that when I am away from my computer,

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<v Speaker 1>I email myself the data for my time tracking logs

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<v Speaker 1>and then transfer the information to my computer once I

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<v Speaker 1>am back at my desk. It could be much more efficient.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess to put a time tracking Google sheet on

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<v Speaker 1>my phone and enter the information directly. But I'm fine

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<v Speaker 1>with my current procedure. I have been doing it this

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<v Speaker 1>way for nine plus years. Is there a quicker way,

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt? Do I care? Nope. When we hear about

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<v Speaker 1>other people's efficiencies, it is easy to feel like we

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<v Speaker 1>are missing out if we don't seize that efficiency too.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes we might even be embarrassed about doing something a

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<v Speaker 1>slower way, But there's no real reason for that. If

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<v Speaker 1>you are happy with your processes and you have room

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<v Speaker 1>for what you want in your life, carry on. I

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<v Speaker 1>love my work. I'm raising five happy kids. I train

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<v Speaker 1>for half marathons, I sing at a choir, I get

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<v Speaker 1>enough sleep. If the big stuff is in place, it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't really matter if I could save ten seconds with

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<v Speaker 1>a keyboard shortcut. Indeed, I sometimes find that trying to

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<v Speaker 1>ring each little second out of something actually makes me

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<v Speaker 1>feel time poor. With time, I want to feel like

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<v Speaker 1>Scrooge McDuck diving into a pile of money. I have

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<v Speaker 1>so much time I can waste it not learning keyboard shortcuts.

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<v Speaker 1>That sounds pretty good to me. 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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<v Speaker 1>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach

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<v Speaker 1>me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast

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