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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.

Take time to reflect

4 mins; October 23, 2023

Thirty days to finished

5 mins; October 22, 2023

Second Cup: Become a regular somewhere

6 mins; October 21, 2023

Second Cup: Weekends are real days too

7 mins; October 20, 2023

A way station not a destination

5 mins; October 19, 2023

Enjoy what's always available

5 mins; October 18, 2023

You are not all done

4 mins; October 17, 2023

Wait for one you like

4 mins; October 16, 2023

Theme parties aren't just for kids

5 mins; October 15, 2023

Second Cup: Try something scary

6 mins; October 14, 2023

Introducing: The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs

3 mins; October 14, 2023

Second Cup: Finish the job

5 mins; October 13, 2023

A good week starts on Friday

6 mins; October 12, 2023

Broaden your time horizons

7 mins; October 11, 2023

How to get 8 hours of sleep

5 mins; October 10, 2023

Inscribe books

5 mins; October 09, 2023

Spend a night on memory lane

5 mins; October 08, 2023

Second Cup: Nail your year-end review

8 mins; October 07, 2023

Second Cup: How to get rich quicker

5 mins; October 06, 2023

Knock knock

4 mins; October 05, 2023

Check multiple boxes

4 mins; October 04, 2023

Keep gas in your tank

4 mins; October 03, 2023

Substance first, balance after that

8 mins; October 02, 2023

Express Services Presents: Objective Unlocked!

5 mins; October 02, 2023

Choose a random calendar date

6 mins; October 01, 2023

The New Corner Office: Work outside

3 mins; September 30, 2023

Second Cup: Watch those recurring fees

6 mins; September 29, 2023

Find a better word

4 mins; September 28, 2023

Last verse, like the first

5 mins; September 27, 2023

Make it shorter, make it better

4 mins; September 26, 2023

Write for the ear

4 mins; September 25, 2023

Do you come out for it or against it?

5 mins; September 24, 2023

The New Corner Office: When you hit the wall

3 mins; September 23, 2023

Second Cup: How to create an emergency fund

5 mins; September 22, 2023

When to make do and when not to

5 mins; September 20, 2023

Change things up for back-to-school

5 mins; September 19, 2023

Schedule a check-up

4 mins; September 18, 2023

Take a better break today

7 mins; September 17, 2023

The New Corner Office: Map your meetings

4 mins; September 16, 2023

Second Cup: Just get going and see what happens

5 mins; September 15, 2023

Give gifts money can't buy

6 mins; September 14, 2023

Run to something, not from something

6 mins; September 13, 2023

You may as well look

6 mins; September 12, 2023

Play Tetris with your schedule

5 mins; September 11, 2023

Time is what you make of it

5 mins; September 10, 2023

The New Corner Office: Book clubs beat happy hours

3 mins; September 09, 2023

Second Cup: What you don't know can't distract you

5 mins; September 08, 2023

Don't play ping pong with plans

10 mins; September 07, 2023

Avoid pendulum swings

5 mins; September 06, 2023

Plan for work overflow

6 mins; September 05, 2023

There is no perfect time

4 mins; September 04, 2023

Review your summer

5 mins; September 03, 2023

The New Corner Office: Smile and dial

3 mins; September 02, 2023

Second Cup: Efficiency is anticipation

5 mins; September 01, 2023

Express Services Presents: Ahoys and Hahas; Comedy On The High Seas

5 mins; September 01, 2023

Sometimes, slow down

4 mins; August 31, 2023

Kindness cascades

5 mins; August 30, 2023

It might not take that long

4 mins; August 29, 2023

Look at next year's schedule

5 mins; August 28, 2023

Celebrate your golden hours

7 mins; August 27, 2023

The New Corner Office: Put a lid on it

3 mins; August 26, 2023

Second Cup: You work with people

5 mins; August 25, 2023

Out of sight is out of mind

4 mins; August 24, 2023

Make your first days back better

5 mins; August 23, 2023

Be a hungry listener

5 mins; August 22, 2023

The art of virtual coffee

8 mins; August 21, 2023

Reimagine happy hour

5 mins; August 20, 2023

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

3 mins; August 19, 2023

Second Cup: Throw your own party

6 mins; August 18, 2023

Souvenirs don't need to look like souvenirs

5 mins; August 17, 2023

Aim to wake before your alarm

5 mins; August 16, 2023

Reading is reading

5 mins; August 15, 2023

How to work in a mess

7 mins; August 14, 2023

Write a review

5 mins; August 13, 2023

The New Corner Office: Save brainpower for important stuff

3 mins; August 12, 2023

Second Cup: Plus one

5 mins; August 11, 2023

Introducing: Nothing Much Happens: Bedtime stories to help you sleep

1 min; August 11, 2023

Give them what they won't give themselves

4 mins; August 10, 2023

Build in a little social time

5 mins; August 09, 2023

If others can, you can

5 mins; August 08, 2023

Be generous with time

5 mins; August 07, 2023

Take stock before you restock

4 mins; August 06, 2023

The New Corner Office: Savor your Monday lunch break

3 mins; August 05, 2023

Second Cup: Build it before you need it

5 mins; August 04, 2023

Today is a good day for getting started

4 mins; August 03, 2023

Help comes through other people

5 mins; August 02, 2023

Stay a while

4 mins; August 01, 2023

Express Services Presents: If You Build A Pizza Oven, They Will Come

5 mins; August 01, 2023

Hold a porch party

5 mins; July 31, 2023

Skip the optional arguments

5 mins; July 30, 2023

The New Corner Office: Make a Monday night commitment

3 mins; July 29, 2023

Second Cup: Don't get too hungry

5 mins; July 28, 2023

Become a patron

5 mins; July 27, 2023

Ask a local

5 mins; July 26, 2023

What's your next cool thing?

5 mins; July 25, 2023

How to keep treading water

6 mins; July 24, 2023

Tackle something small

6 mins; July 23, 2023

The New Corner Office: You could move

3 mins; July 22, 2023

Second Cup: Let go of meeting FOMO

5 mins; July 21, 2023

Enjoy being penny foolish

5 mins; July 20, 2023

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