1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to keep what's working. As some places 4 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: begin to reopen in the wake of the coronavirus, it's 5 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: a great time to consider what aspects of this time 6 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: at home have worked for you and your household and 7 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: your colleagues, so you can keep what's working in the 8 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: future when our lives returned to something resembling normal. There's 9 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: been so much loss caused by COVID nineteen and a 10 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: lot of loss caused by the response to This is 11 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: a difficult time for so many people. But if you 12 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: do have a little capacity for reflection and planning, I 13 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: encourage you to take a thoughtful look at your life 14 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: and your schedule. Big upheavals present a chance to work 15 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: from something closer to a blank slate. These chances rarely 16 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: present themselves in day to day life, so it's smart 17 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 1: to use the occasion to keep what's working and chuck 18 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: what isn't. Here's a process for doing this. First, reflect 19 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: on your overall pace of life. What do you think 20 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: about being less tightly scheduled. I'm hearing a lot of 21 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: people say that they like having some reprieve from running 22 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: around without the usual ways to fill time. Families are 23 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: doing puzzles or sitting by an outside fire pit into 24 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: the evening. While eventually kids will want to do Little League, 25 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: and there will be birthday parties and work events, you 26 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: may want to set aside some days for just hanging 27 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: out at home. You might also reflect on your life hacks. 28 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: A lot of us are doing more childcare and housework 29 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: and meal prep these days with less outside help. How 30 00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:00,559 Speaker 1: are you making it work? Grocery delivery, some pler meals, 31 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: loosening up on screen time restrictions, involving kids and doing 32 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: their own laundry or making their own lunches. All of 33 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: these are options for the future too, so our video 34 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: calls with local and out of town friends and relatives. 35 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: I know I have been doing more of these, even 36 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,679 Speaker 1: with people I didn't see all that often in person before. Somehow, 37 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: the fact that we could theoretically see each other meant 38 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: that we didn't. A lot of people are rediscovering the 39 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: more proactive approach. Next, reflect on your work hacks. How 40 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: are you getting things done? A lot of individuals and 41 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: companies have realized that remote work does work. Maybe you've 42 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: also found other new truths, such as that shorter and 43 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 1: less frequent meetings can be just as effective as longer 44 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: schedule clogging ones. No reason not to stick with the 45 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: new format even when you can return to the office now. 46 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: None of this has to be either or. If you 47 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: love family dinner, arrange schedules so that you have family 48 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: meals some dates. Maybe Sunday lunch, Tuesday dinner, and Thursday 49 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: dinner are family times. Even with full schedules, you can 50 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: plan around and look forward to three family meals together 51 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: every week. If you like designating time for focused work 52 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: on your most important priorities for the day, do that. 53 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: If your kids have learned to do laundry, or unload 54 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: the dishwasher, or make their own lunches, there's no reason 55 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 1: for them to go back to relying on you. At 56 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: this in between moment, envision what you want for the 57 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: new ordinary, Identify what's working for you now, and set 58 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: intentions for maintaining those things. There's a new season ahead. 59 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: Let's make the most of it, drawing on the best 60 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: of our former lives and the best of our current ones. 61 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura thanks for listening, and 62 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Yah. Hey everybody, 63 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 64 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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