WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Do the fun work

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<v Speaker 1>good morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office,

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the

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<v Speaker 1>new world of work, where location and ours are more

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<v Speaker 1>flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to do

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<v Speaker 1>the fun work. We all have parts of our job

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<v Speaker 1>that we really enjoy. Many of us also don't do

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<v Speaker 1>as much of this fun work as we'd like. We're

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<v Speaker 1>often answering emails, or going to meetings or otherwise filling

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Make time for the fun work, and work

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<v Speaker 1>will feel more fun, as people might gather from listening

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<v Speaker 1>to this podcast. I really like writing, and I'm very

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<v Speaker 1>fortunate to spend a big chunk of my work time

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<v Speaker 1>doing just that. But some of the writing I do

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<v Speaker 1>is more fun than other kinds. I have certain topics

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<v Speaker 1>I love writing about, often economic topics or things related

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<v Speaker 1>to women in the workforce, or maybe memoir type anecdotes

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<v Speaker 1>about my own life. The market for some of this

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<v Speaker 1>is slim, so I generally need to post it on

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<v Speaker 1>my own blog, and when I get busy, it's easy

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<v Speaker 1>not to do this sort of writing. In general, it

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<v Speaker 1>builds my audience, but there is no immediate financial payoff,

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<v Speaker 1>and so my blog tends to get slim pickings. But

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<v Speaker 1>then I realized I feel crabby about work in general

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<v Speaker 1>when it's all stuff I have to do as opposed

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<v Speaker 1>to things I want to do. So best to make

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<v Speaker 1>at least some time for the stuff I want to do.

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<v Speaker 1>I am guessing that you too have parts of your

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<v Speaker 1>job that you really like. Maybe it's creative stuff. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's playing around with ideas where there's no time pressure.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe it's a particular collaborator who always nudges you to

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<v Speaker 1>be your most insightful self. When you think out how

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<v Speaker 1>you describe your job to people, maybe there's a hint there.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're not sure, really pay attention to when you

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<v Speaker 1>feel happiest and lightest, figure out when you feel excited

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<v Speaker 1>about working, and when you don't really want to stop.

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<v Speaker 1>Then challenge yourself to do this sort of work as

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<v Speaker 1>much as possible. Maybe every day. It doesn't work, though

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<v Speaker 1>really why not. I'm challenging myself to do some sort

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<v Speaker 1>of free riding each day, whether it's for my blog

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<v Speaker 1>or just dawting gown thoughts are journaling. If daily isn't

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<v Speaker 1>quite possible, three times a week is really the bare minimum.

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<v Speaker 1>I maintain that anything you do three times a week

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<v Speaker 1>is at least somewhat of a habit. If the day

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<v Speaker 1>tends to get away from you, carve out time for

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<v Speaker 1>your favorite work first. Yes, you can spare the time

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<v Speaker 1>between eight and eight thirty am three times a week.

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<v Speaker 1>Trust me. The upside of doing the fun work first

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<v Speaker 1>is that it tends to happen, and you also start

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<v Speaker 1>your day with a big dose of motivation. You will

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<v Speaker 1>be happy about being at work rather than dragging. As

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<v Speaker 1>you start making time for the fun work. A funny

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<v Speaker 1>thing will happen. You'll start weighing all other requests for

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<v Speaker 1>your time against this fun feeling. You will know that

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunity cost of a meeting that didn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>happen isn't zero. The cost needs to be weighed against

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<v Speaker 1>an hour of time spent doing the work that excites you.

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<v Speaker 1>This makes all time feel more valuable, and since time

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<v Speaker 1>is fundamentally limited, that is a good thing. So to day,

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<v Speaker 1>figure out how you can make time for the really

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<v Speaker 1>fun parts of your job at least three times per week.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't wait to see what time is left over. Just

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<v Speaker 1>as with money, if you wait until the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the month to say what's left over, well funny, the

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<v Speaker 1>money all seems to disappear. When you save first, you

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<v Speaker 1>build wealth. When you do the fun work first, you

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<v Speaker 1>build confidence and happiness in your career, and that is

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<v Speaker 1>a form of wealth. Two. In the meantime, this is Laura,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's the succeeding in the New

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