1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: tip is that you can make your life less chaotic 4 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: and more enjoyable by learning a few simple strategies. Consciously 5 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: choosing to build them into your life over the next 6 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: two months or so could make life feel very different. 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: I know several listeners of the Before Breakfast podcast join 8 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: me for my recent time tracking challenge. Thousands of folks 9 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: tracked their time together for a week, seeing where the 10 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: time really went so we could make better choices if 11 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: you participated in that wonderful I hope time tracking was useful. 12 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: I am now running another challenge starting later this week, 13 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: or people will learn my nine favorite time management rules 14 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: over nine weeks. These are the rules I write about 15 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: in Tranquility By Tuesday, my most recent book. You can 16 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: sign up on my website Laura vandercam dot com to 17 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: get an email each Friday for nine weeks explaining each 18 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: new rule. I'll write about the rule during the week 19 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: on my blog, and then on each Thursday, I'll send 20 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: an email with some questions designed to help you reflect 21 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: on the rule and how it played out. In your life. 22 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: These habits are pretty simple. It is not a spoiler 23 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 1: to share some of them, like give yourself a bedtime, 24 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: or plan on Fridays, or move by three pm, or 25 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: create backup slots, or plan in one big adventure in 26 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: one little adventure each week. However, these habits can be 27 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: life changing. That's what I found out when in early 28 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one I had one one hundred and fifty 29 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: people try out these rules for nine weeks. One participant 30 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: in my study told me that these habits had encouraged 31 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: me to be intentional about building in time for joy 32 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: and restoration. Another told me that these rules helped in 33 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 1: getting past the sense that my life was an unending 34 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: to do list. Wrote another, I'm most proud of changing 35 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: the story that I tell myself. I do have time 36 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: for the things that are important to me, and time 37 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 1: for fun too. If that sounds good to you, then 38 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: please join me in trying these habits out. I've been 39 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: monitoring how I do on my nine favorite time management 40 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: rules over the past few months, and I can tell 41 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 1: you that when I follow them, life really does feel better. 42 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: Not perfect, of course, because life is never perfect, but 43 00:02:55,280 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: it is definitely better. On the nights, I observe my bedtime. 44 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: I sleep better during the weeks. When I plan my 45 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: week on Friday, everything feels more under control. When I 46 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: batch the little things, the little things don't take over 47 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: my life. I hope you will feel the same way 48 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: as well. So let's learn these nine rules over nine 49 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: weeks together. Visit Laura vandercam dot com to sign up. 50 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 51 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 52 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 53 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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