Life is more pleasant when you choose your battles

Life is more pleasant when you choose your battles

In each bite-sized, daily episode of Before Breakfast, host Laura Vanderkam shares a time management strategy or an answer to a listener’s schedule question. How can listeners make the most of their time, both at work and at home? The mission is to give listeners practical tools to feel less busy and get more done.

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Second Cup: Skip the optional arguments

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Save some easy wins for when you'll need an energy boost

Save some easy wins for when you'll need an energy boost

Save the little tasks for later

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Consider the downstream consequences of things that feel satisfying in the moment

Consider the downstream consequences of things that feel satisfying in the moment

Play the tape to the end

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Make it more enjoyable for people to meet your expectations

Make it more enjoyable for people to meet your expectations

Second Cup: Be flexible on the details

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Second Cup: Skip the optional arguments

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