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Find a forest near 10 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: you and discover the forest dot org brought to you 11 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: by the United States Forest Service and the AD Counts. Oh, 12 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: good morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office, 13 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the 14 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: new world of work, where location and ours are more 15 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to do 16 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: the fun work. We all have parts of our job 17 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: that we really enjoy. Many of us also don't do 18 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: as much of this fun work as we'd like. We're 19 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 1: often answering emails, or going to meetings or otherwise filling 20 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 1: our time. Make time for the fun work, and work 21 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 1: will feel more fun, as people might gather from listening 22 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: to this podcast. I really like writing, and I'm very 23 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: fortunate to spend a big chunk of my work time 24 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: doing just that. But some of the writing I do 25 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: is more fun than other kinds. I have certain topics 26 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: I love writing about, often economic topics or things related 27 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: to women in the workforce, or maybe memoir type anecdotes 28 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: about my own life. The market for some of this 29 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: is slim, so I generally need to post it on 30 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: my own blog, and when I get busy, it's easy 31 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 1: not to do this sort of writing. In general, it 32 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: builds my audience, but there is no immediate financial payoff, 33 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: and so my blog tends to get slim pickings. But 34 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: then I realized I feel crabby about work in general 35 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: when it's all stuff I have to do as opposed 36 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: to things I want to do. So best to make 37 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: at least some time for the stuff I want to do. 38 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: I am guessing that you too have parts of your 39 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: job that you really like. Maybe it's creative stuff. Maybe 40 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: it's playing around with ideas where there's no time pressure. 41 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 1: Maybe it's a particular collaborator who always nudges you to 42 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: be your most insightful self. When you think out how 43 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: you describe your job to people, maybe there's a hint there. 44 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: If you're not sure, really pay attention to when you 45 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:12,839 Speaker 1: feel happiest and lightest, figure out when you feel excited 46 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: about working, and when you don't really want to stop. 47 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: Then challenge yourself to do this sort of work as 48 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: much as possible. Maybe every day. It doesn't work, though 49 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: really why not. I'm challenging myself to do some sort 50 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: of free riding each day, whether it's for my blog 51 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:35,119 Speaker 1: or just dawting gown thoughts are journaling. If daily isn't 52 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: quite possible, three times a week is really the bare minimum. 53 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: I maintain that anything you do three times a week 54 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: is at least somewhat of a habit. If the day 55 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: tends to get away from you, carve out time for 56 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: your favorite work first. Yes, you can spare the time 57 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: between eight and eight thirty am three times a week. 58 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: Trust me. The upside of doing the fun work first 59 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: is that it tends to happen, and you also start 60 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: your day with a big dose of motivation. You will 61 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: be happy about being at work rather than dragging. As 62 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: you start making time for the fun work. A funny 63 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: thing will happen. You'll start weighing all other requests for 64 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: your time against this fun feeling. You will know that 65 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: the opportunity cost of a meeting that didn't have to 66 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: happen isn't zero. The cost needs to be weighed against 67 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: an hour of time spent doing the work that excites you. 68 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: This makes all time feel more valuable, and since time 69 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: is fundamentally limited, that is a good thing. So to day, 70 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: figure out how you can make time for the really 71 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: fun parts of your job at least three times per week. 72 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: Don't wait to see what time is left over. Just 73 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 1: as with money, if you wait until the end of 74 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: the month to say what's left over, well funny, the 75 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: money all seems to disappear. When you save first, you 76 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: build wealth. When you do the fun work first, you 77 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: build confidence and happiness in your career, and that is 78 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: a form of wealth. Two. 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