Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to make doable plans. Don't convince yourself
Speaker 1: that you're going to do something that really isn't feasible. Instead,
Speaker 1: make plans that are realistic and you will feel far
Speaker 1: more productive. If you've been listening to Before Breakfast for
Speaker 1: a while, you know that I am a fan of
Speaker 1: creating short to do lists that are challenging but doable.
Speaker 1: I am not a fan of long, unorganized lists of
Speaker 1: stuff that has no chance of being done in the
Speaker 1: time period allotted. There is no benefit to putting something
Speaker 1: on your to do list that doesn't get done, and
Speaker 1: in fact there's some potential harm because those make believe
Speaker 1: to dues distract you and give you the nagging feeling
Speaker 1: of never being done. So savior to do list for
Speaker 1: what you actually intend to do. It can become a
Speaker 1: contract with yourself. And then take this philosophy with you
Speaker 1: through your entire schedule. I want to get up at
Speaker 1: four thirty am tomorrow so you can get in a
Speaker 1: workout before your six am call with colleagues in London. Really,
Speaker 1: are you sure about that. Have you gotten up at
Speaker 1: four thirty am for a workout in the past week
Speaker 1: or two? No? Mm hmm. Interesting, Well, if you are
Speaker 1: going to turn off your alarm without getting up to
Speaker 1: go for a run anyway, it would be better to
Speaker 1: get a little more sleep and avoid the jarring and,
Speaker 1: let's face it, pointless alarm at four thirty. Likewise, lots
Speaker 1: of people make plans for the weekend that are aspirational,
Speaker 1: to say the least. Clean out the basement, the entire basement,
Speaker 1: how about the entire garage too, Let's organize photos from
Speaker 1: the last twenty years. You know the kind of plans
Speaker 1: I am talking about, plans that are too ambitious for
Speaker 1: a world where you are exhausted after a demanding week,
Speaker 1: where you have scheduled commitments, and where you need to
Speaker 1: do the laundry. What about aiming to clean out one
Speaker 1: area of the basement or organized pictures from this past
Speaker 1: winter instead. I've heard a lot of people say that
Speaker 1: after a year of pandemic stress and remote work in school,
Speaker 1: they have a little less get up and go than usual.
Speaker 1: And I get that maybe you used to be able
Speaker 1: to make it to your desk having exercised and showered
Speaker 1: by eight. But that just doesn't feel realistic anymore. If
Speaker 1: starting work that early isn't necessary for you, well, then
Speaker 1: don't decide on a later start time that fits your
Speaker 1: life now. People have all kinds of stories they tell
Speaker 1: themselves about what their plans should be. You know how
Speaker 1: these go. There's no point in exercising if you're not
Speaker 1: going to work out for at least an hour. Children
Speaker 1: must all go to bed precisely at eight o'clock. But
Speaker 1: then maybe your kids aren't actually tired then and bedtime
Speaker 1: is a battle, So you start later than you planned
Speaker 1: every single night. Maybe just move things to eight thirty
Speaker 1: and have doable plans. If you are aiming for a
Speaker 1: target that is essential for your employer or your business model,
Speaker 1: then you'll need to figure out how to do that.
Speaker 1: But otherwise set more realistic goals. Doable plans are motivating
Speaker 1: and lead to more sustainable success in the meantime. This
Speaker 1: is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here is to making
Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to
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