1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office, 2 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 1: new world of work, where location and ours are more 4 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to use 5 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: those waiting minutes. Little bits of time during the day 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: can be wasted, but they can also be used, and 7 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: doing so can buy you more time in the future. 8 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: In a perfect world, everyone would dial into calls or 9 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 1: video meetings at the exact same time. There would never 10 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: be miscommunications about meeting logistics, everyone would be prompt. In 11 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: the real world, you're often sitting by yourself on Zoom 12 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: at one o'clock, waiting for someone who doesn't log on 13 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: until one oh six, or sometimes one ten, or something 14 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: even worse than that. If you are usually the punctual one, 15 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: and I suspect this is the case for a great 16 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: many of my podcast listeners. This can be frustrating. But 17 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: while these waiting minutes are easy to waste, they don't 18 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: have to be wasted. Having a go to activity for 19 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 1: waiting minutes can open up various possibilities for your time. 20 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: For instance, I use waiting minutes to think up ideas 21 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: for future episodes, of this podcast and others. Sometimes I 22 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: use them to fill in my time log I can 23 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 1: do logistical things for my blog, like upload pictures or 24 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: format things. One obvious idea is to check email, and 25 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: no doubt a lot of waiting time is spent deleting emails, 26 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: but since email expands to fill the available space, I 27 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: don't think this is actually the best use of time. 28 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: You won't gain time by deleting those newsletters that you 29 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: can't remember subscribing to, but you will gain time by 30 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: doing small tasks that will other wise clog up your 31 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: schedule and make you feel like you have a lot 32 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: on your plate, even if you don't so figure out 33 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: what those tasks are for. You have whatever materials you 34 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: need handy, and then when you dial in and you 35 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: find yourself waiting, you can do one of these things. Though. 36 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: Just as a pro tip here, if someone is always 37 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: five to ten minutes late, it is okay to keep 38 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: working until five minutes after the start time yourself. I 39 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: know this feels incredibly hard for punctual people, but at 40 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: least this way you know you aren't wasting more time 41 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening and 42 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: here's the succeeding in the new Corner Office. The New 43 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,519 Speaker 1: Corner Office is a production of I Heart Radio. For 44 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: more podcasts, visit the i heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, 45 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: or wherever you get your favorite shows.