WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Be (a little) less efficient

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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 hours are more

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

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<v Speaker 1>run an errand during the work day. You don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to make a habit of it, but sometimes getting out

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<v Speaker 1>and about in the middle of the day can make

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<v Speaker 1>a work from home day feel more doable. I know

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<v Speaker 1>that millions of people have started working from home for

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<v Speaker 1>the first time over the past few months, which makes

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<v Speaker 1>all sorts of schedule changes possible. If your normal experience

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<v Speaker 1>of going to grocery stores or places like Target is

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<v Speaker 1>right after work or on weekend afternoons, your first trip

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<v Speaker 1>on Tuesday at ten a m. Is going to blow

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<v Speaker 1>your mind. There are often more employees than customers in

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<v Speaker 1>the aisles, everything is well stocked. No one pushes you

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<v Speaker 1>on the way to the milk case, which actually happened

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<v Speaker 1>to me once when I hit the grocery store at

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<v Speaker 1>four p m. On a Saturday. No one likes being

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<v Speaker 1>shoved at the milk case. So if you start working

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<v Speaker 1>from home more regularly, it can be tempting to do

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<v Speaker 1>all your errands on Tuesday at ten a m. And

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<v Speaker 1>yet most of us who have worked from home for

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<v Speaker 1>a while go through that phase. But the problem is,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're working from home, you are working. Taking hours

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<v Speaker 1>out of the day regularly for errands is not the

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<v Speaker 1>best way to maximize productivity. You're best off getting things

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<v Speaker 1>delivered and maybe splitting errands with other family members so

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<v Speaker 1>no one takes the whole productivity hit. But sometimes when

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<v Speaker 1>you're in a bit of a rut or trying to

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<v Speaker 1>mull over a problem, it can be good to hit

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<v Speaker 1>the grocery store for a midday errand, just because you'll

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<v Speaker 1>get out of the house, you'll get some physical activity,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll get something done that probably does need to happen

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<v Speaker 1>at some point. And there's a funny psychological aspect at

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<v Speaker 1>play too. When we optimize every single minute, it can

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<v Speaker 1>trick our brains into feeling like time is scarce. But

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<v Speaker 1>consciously wasting a little bit of time, taking time to

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<v Speaker 1>go run an errand in the middle of the day

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<v Speaker 1>can make you feel like the kind of person for

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<v Speaker 1>whom time is abundant. And when we feel what time

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<v Speaker 1>is abundant, we tend to feel more relaxed and see

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<v Speaker 1>more possibilities. So this week, if you've got a relatively

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<v Speaker 1>light day, consider skipping out to run an errand you

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<v Speaker 1>need to do again. Don't make a habit of it,

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<v Speaker 1>and don't let other people expect it of you. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>you're working from home, Hey, can you run to the

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<v Speaker 1>dry cleaners for me? Just no, But if you choose it,

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<v Speaker 1>you won't lose too much time and you might start

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<v Speaker 1>to feel you've got a little bit more time to

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<v Speaker 1>play with in the meantime. This is Laura, thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's the succeeding in the New Corner Office. The

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