WEBVTT - None feels different from one

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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 none feels different from one. Even one

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<v Speaker 1>meeting or time specific commitment per day changes the feeling

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<v Speaker 1>of the day, so be careful how you arrange your schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>Longtime listeners know that I suggest scheduling one anchor event

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<v Speaker 1>a day on vacations or weekends. This is something that

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<v Speaker 1>you can look forward to and that will provide well

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<v Speaker 1>an anchor to the day. You have a reason to

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<v Speaker 1>get up and something to structure the day around, and

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<v Speaker 1>you will know at the end of the day that

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<v Speaker 1>you did something you enjoyed. The day didn't just flutter away. However,

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<v Speaker 1>this concept also works in reverse. If one scheduled event

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<v Speaker 1>a day changes the entire feeling of the day, then

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<v Speaker 1>if you don't want that sort of structure, you could

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<v Speaker 1>recognize that none feels very different from one. It might

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<v Speaker 1>be wise to clear any sort of commitments from a

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<v Speaker 1>day that you would like to have be open. I

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<v Speaker 1>am certainly aware of this when I am deep into

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<v Speaker 1>a writing or editing project and I am planning out

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<v Speaker 1>my weeks. I absolutely love to see a day where

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have anything scheduled. I mean outside of getting

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<v Speaker 1>everyone out the door in the morning and dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>my family after work. I'm talking more about seeing the

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<v Speaker 1>hours between eight am and four pm looking completely clear.

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<v Speaker 1>I like the idea of being able to work at

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<v Speaker 1>my own pace without needing to watch the clock until

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the work day. It's not that having

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<v Speaker 1>one thirty minute call at one pm is such a

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<v Speaker 1>big deal. I mean, it's only thirty minutes. But I

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<v Speaker 1>also know that I will be aware of that phone

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<v Speaker 1>call on my calendar. I will likely stop working by

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<v Speaker 1>twelve fifty or so to make sure I am ready,

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<v Speaker 1>and I won't start anything big after noon that I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to have interrupted. And you can see how

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<v Speaker 1>this goes. One event changes the entire feel of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>so best to be aware of this. Consequently, when I

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<v Speaker 1>am planning phone calls or interviews or anything else for

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<v Speaker 1>future weeks, I try to batch these things as much

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<v Speaker 1>as possible. If I already have something scheduled for two

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<v Speaker 1>pm on one particular day, I will try to put

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<v Speaker 1>other things on that day rather than putting them on

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<v Speaker 1>different days that might otherwise be open. Also, if I

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<v Speaker 1>am planning my week and looking at it and seeing

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<v Speaker 1>that a given day has one not terribly urgent thing

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<v Speaker 1>on it, I might reach out to the other parties

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<v Speaker 1>and see if they are flexible. They might not be,

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<v Speaker 1>in which case I will deal with it, but if

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<v Speaker 1>they are, maybe I can create an open day. Again.

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<v Speaker 1>I know, not all kinds of work go like this.

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<v Speaker 1>In many corporate environments, it is almost impossible to keep

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<v Speaker 1>a day completely free of meetings. If that is the case,

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<v Speaker 1>then you do like to have some focused, uninterrupted time.

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<v Speaker 1>You might try thinking of lunch as a reset. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't schedule things before twelve thirty pm on a few days,

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<v Speaker 1>if that's possible, and try to preserve that space. I

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<v Speaker 1>know that if I do have to put one thing

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<v Speaker 1>on a day, difference is for around twelve to one pm,

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<v Speaker 1>because I will likely break for lunch at some point anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>so it is not quite as disruptive to the day's

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<v Speaker 1>flow as say a single eleven AM call. Or I

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<v Speaker 1>can put it right before my kids get home, so

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<v Speaker 1>something like three thirty PM, since I know I'll be

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<v Speaker 1>ending soon and I might be watching the clock by

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<v Speaker 1>then anyway. But even so, even one thing that's scheduled,

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<v Speaker 1>changes a schedule. Sometimes that is a good thing. I

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<v Speaker 1>have been home all day on a rainy Saturday with

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<v Speaker 1>my kids, and it can feel crazy. Making better to

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<v Speaker 1>go to the children's museum for a few hours from

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<v Speaker 1>let's say ten to noon and feel like the day

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<v Speaker 1>had an anchor. But sometimes it's less of a good thing.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are preserving space for creative work, it might

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<v Speaker 1>be better to take three calls on one day, then

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<v Speaker 1>one on each of three days. Having two open days

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<v Speaker 1>will allow you to get in the flow and not

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<v Speaker 1>watch the clock. Much as I love time, sometimes being

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<v Speaker 1>off the clock is a wonderful feeling. Indeed, 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. 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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