1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: tip is that productivity doesn't always look productive. If you 4 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: know that you are making progress or you're working on 5 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: something important, then it doesn't really matter if it doesn't 6 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: look like you are doing all that much. So the 7 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,959 Speaker 1: day I wrote this would probably not look like a 8 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: banner day from the outside. I took multiple long breaks, 9 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: and during the time I was at my desk I 10 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: was not always incredibly focused. But after several false starts, 11 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: I did write something that I needed to write. I 12 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: had a conversation with someone who is both thoughtful and influential, 13 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: which is always a good thing to do. I made 14 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: a difficult business decision that needed to be made, so 15 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: that is not bad as things go. Even if much 16 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: of the day looked like open space and random email checks, 17 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: I am sure that you have had similar days. Maybe 18 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: you even kept looking at the clock to see if 19 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: the day was over yet. But sometimes getting things done 20 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: involves making decisions, or coming up with ideas, or deciding 21 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: that something is wrong and needs to be done differently. 22 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: Often all of this thinking doesn't look like doing anything. 23 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: It's just a nagging sense that you need to stop 24 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: working on something and think about it, and you realize 25 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: it's not working and you need to go in a 26 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: different direction. Or maybe you are stumped on something and 27 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: need to let your brain process it for a while 28 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: before you remember that Kevin from two jobs ago knew 29 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: something about this topic. Maybe if you reach out, he 30 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: could give you some direction. Or you think you are 31 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: about to offer a job to a certain candidate, but 32 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 1: something is telling you to wait. It feels like you're 33 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: just putting things off and slowing things down, but actually 34 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: you are checking another reference and you find out that 35 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: something is definitely off. All of this is actually very productive. 36 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: Hiring a person who is a bad match can result 37 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: in tons of wasted time, not to mention tough emotions 38 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: for everyone involved. Or if you are working on a 39 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: project and it's not going right, it doesn't actually help 40 00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 1: to go faster in the wrong direction, So best to 41 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: take it slow and be okay with sitting there looking 42 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: like you are just spinning your wheels for a while. 43 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: It will be okay when those spinning wheels do gain traction. 44 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: You will be ready to go. In the meantime, this 45 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: is Laura. Thanks for listening and here's to making the 46 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear 47 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 48 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: or anything else. 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