WEBVTT - Second Cup: 9 habits, 9 weeks

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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 can make your life less chaotic

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<v Speaker 1>and more enjoyable by learning a few simple strategies. Consciously

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<v Speaker 1>choosing to build them into your life over the next

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<v Speaker 1>two months or so could make life feel very different.

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<v Speaker 1>I know several listeners of the Before Breakfast podcast join

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<v Speaker 1>me for my recent time tracking challenge. Thousands of folks

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<v Speaker 1>tracked their time together for a week, seeing where the

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<v Speaker 1>time really went so we could make better choices if

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<v Speaker 1>you participated in that wonderful I hope time tracking was useful.

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<v Speaker 1>I am now running another challenge starting later this week,

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<v Speaker 1>or people will learn my nine favorite time management rules

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<v Speaker 1>over nine weeks. These are the rules I write about

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<v Speaker 1>in Tranquility By Tuesday, my most recent book. You can

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<v Speaker 1>sign up on my website Laura vandercam dot com to

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<v Speaker 1>get an email each Friday for nine weeks explaining each

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<v Speaker 1>new rule. I'll write about the rule during the week

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<v Speaker 1>on my blog, and then on each Thursday, I'll send

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<v Speaker 1>an email with some questions designed to help you reflect

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<v Speaker 1>on the rule and how it played out. In your life.

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<v Speaker 1>These habits are pretty simple. It is not a spoiler

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<v Speaker 1>to share some of them, like give yourself a bedtime,

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<v Speaker 1>or plan on Fridays, or move by three pm, or

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<v Speaker 1>create backup slots, or plan in one big adventure in

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<v Speaker 1>one little adventure each week. However, these habits can be

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<v Speaker 1>life changing. That's what I found out when in early

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one I had one one hundred and fifty

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<v Speaker 1>people try out these rules for nine weeks. One participant

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<v Speaker 1>in my study told me that these habits had encouraged

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<v Speaker 1>me to be intentional about building in time for joy

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<v Speaker 1>and restoration. Another told me that these rules helped in

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<v Speaker 1>getting past the sense that my life was an unending

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<v Speaker 1>to do list. Wrote another, I'm most proud of changing

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<v Speaker 1>the story that I tell myself. I do have time

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<v Speaker 1>for the things that are important to me, and time

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<v Speaker 1>for fun too. If that sounds good to you, then

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<v Speaker 1>please join me in trying these habits out. I've been

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<v Speaker 1>monitoring how I do on my nine favorite time management

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<v Speaker 1>rules over the past few months, and I can tell

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<v Speaker 1>you that when I follow them, life really does feel better.

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<v Speaker 1>Not perfect, of course, because life is never perfect, but

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<v Speaker 1>it is definitely better. On the nights, I observe my bedtime.

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<v Speaker 1>I sleep better during the weeks. When I plan my

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<v Speaker 1>week on Friday, everything feels more under control. When I

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<v Speaker 1>batch the little things, the little things don't take over

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<v Speaker 1>my life. I hope you will feel the same way

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<v Speaker 1>as well. So let's learn these nine rules over nine

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<v Speaker 1>weeks together. Visit Laura vandercam dot com to sign up.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to hear from you. You can send me

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