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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.

There will always be emails

4 mins; June 09, 2025

Second Cup: Start with the trash

5 mins; June 08, 2025

Second Cup: Try something bucket list adjacent

6 mins; June 07, 2025

Is there a yes in that no?

4 mins; June 06, 2025

Stretch the cadence

4 mins; June 05, 2025

Make life more sustainable, with Kathy Oneto

22 mins; June 04, 2025

You always have options

4 mins; June 03, 2025

Before you finish that first cup

4 mins; June 02, 2025

Second Cup: Build in travel time, even on Zoom

5 mins; June 01, 2025

Second Cup: Your head is a lousy office

7 mins; May 31, 2025

Be ready to ride the wave

5 mins; May 30, 2025

Split your shifts

6 mins; May 29, 2025

How to be happier, with Cassie Holmes

26 mins; May 28, 2025

Focus your leisure time

5 mins; May 27, 2025

Know what you do best

6 mins; May 26, 2025

Second Cup: Keep track of others' big days

6 mins; May 25, 2025

Second Cup: Make a good day (almost) perfect

5 mins; May 24, 2025

What if we cheered first?

5 mins; May 23, 2025

Keep the old

4 mins; May 22, 2025

How to be courageous, with Jenny Wood

25 mins; May 21, 2025

Sweat it out to get it out

4 mins; May 20, 2025

Clear is kind

4 mins; May 19, 2025

Second Cup: Take a hobby-themed vacation

5 mins; May 18, 2025

Second Cup: If you can't work, plan

6 mins; May 17, 2025

Could you finish?

4 mins; May 16, 2025

Knowing is less than half the battle

4 mins; May 15, 2025

How to be emotionally fit, with Dr. Emily Anhalt

25 mins; May 14, 2025

Notice and embrace one-on-one time

4 mins; May 13, 2025

Celebrate with others, and as you wish

4 mins; May 12, 2025

Second Cup: You could just do it now

4 mins; May 11, 2025

Second Cup: If you do nothing else

5 mins; May 10, 2025

Chase rainbows

4 mins; May 09, 2025

Consider me a friend

4 mins; May 08, 2025

Managing up, with Melody Wilding

25 mins; May 07, 2025

Consolidate your meetings

5 mins; May 06, 2025

Reduce your toggling tax

5 mins; May 05, 2025

Second Cup: Let 'Best of' lists guide you

5 mins; May 04, 2025

Second Cup: For not to

5 mins; May 03, 2025

Don't curb your enthusiasm

4 mins; May 02, 2025

Today isn't the only day

5 mins; May 01, 2025

How to tell your story, with Lisa Camooso Miller

25 mins; April 30, 2025

Choose your Joneses

4 mins; April 29, 2025

Plug into an existing group

4 mins; April 28, 2025

Second Cup: Something active, something creative

6 mins; April 27, 2025

Second Cup: 1000 gestures

5 mins; April 26, 2025

You don't have to branch out

4 mins; April 25, 2025

Look to the past to shape the present

5 mins; April 24, 2025

Productive procrastination, with Jorge Cham

24 mins; April 23, 2025

Plan and reflect together

5 mins; April 22, 2025

Don't contaminate your leisure time

4 mins; April 21, 2025

Second Cup: Don't waste your life on your phone

5 mins; April 20, 2025

Second Cup: Productivity doesn't always look productive

4 mins; April 19, 2025

Snail mail delights

4 mins; April 18, 2025

Put it all the way away

4 mins; April 17, 2025

Combat time anxiety, with Chris Guillebeau

25 mins; April 16, 2025

You might not need a system

3 mins; April 15, 2025

Have fun without the fuss

3 mins; April 14, 2025

Second Cup: Now or later?

4 mins; April 13, 2025

Second Cup: How not to forget your habits

7 mins; April 12, 2025

Brain write before you brainstorm

4 mins; April 11, 2025

The day isn't over after dinner

4 mins; April 10, 2025

Pivoting, with Cedric Thompson Jr.

24 mins; April 09, 2025

Make decluttering a habit

4 mins; April 08, 2025

How not to become a couch potato

4 mins; April 07, 2025

Second Cup: Transform your negative self-talk

5 mins; April 06, 2025

Second Cup: Make your calendar your to-do list

7 mins; April 05, 2025

You'l move in the right direction over time

4 mins; April 04, 2025

Don't compare your inside to others' outsides

4 mins; April 03, 2025

Tech and networking tips, with Molly Beck

23 mins; April 02, 2025

Beware of procrastivity

4 mins; April 01, 2025

Don't assign it if you won't do it

5 mins; March 31, 2025

Second Cup: Invest this in your memory bank

6 mins; March 30, 2025

Second Cup: You'll regret it (and that's OK)

7 mins; March 29, 2025

Store things wisely

4 mins; March 28, 2025

Visualize a specific date

4 mins; March 27, 2025

How to read the classics, with Emily Kwilinski

23 mins; March 26, 2025

What can I own, not how can I help

4 mins; March 25, 2025

Set quarterly goals

4 mins; March 24, 2025

Second Cup: Make time for you a habit

6 mins; March 23, 2025

Second Cup: Like all but 20 percent

8 mins; March 22, 2025

Track downtime at work

5 mins; March 21, 2025

Micro-adventures make downtime more fun

4 mins; March 20, 2025

Try tiny experiments, with Anne-Laure Le Cunff

22 mins; March 19, 2025

A better way to clear the decks

5 mins; March 18, 2025

Celebrate little holidays

4 mins; March 17, 2025

Second Cup: Re-assess your safety nets

5 mins; March 16, 2025

Second Cup: Make a moonshot map

5 mins; March 15, 2025

More please

4 mins; March 14, 2025

Everything is research

4 mins; March 13, 2025

How to be less anxious, with Olga Khazan

26 mins; March 12, 2025

Keep a one-line idea list

4 mins; March 11, 2025

Ask for more convenient appointments

5 mins; March 10, 2025

Second Cup: Use name tags

6 mins; March 09, 2025

Second Cup: Laugh out loud

6 mins; March 08, 2025

Choose your alarm sound

3 mins; March 07, 2025

Life administration is real work

5 mins; March 06, 2025

Manage your team (and life) better, with Sabina Nawaz

24 mins; March 05, 2025

How to spring clean your calendar

6 mins; March 04, 2025

Why you should spring clean your calendar

5 mins; March 03, 2025

Second Cup: Efficiency isn't everything

5 mins; March 02, 2025

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