Before Breakfast

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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.

  • 5 minutes 13 seconds
    Why am I doing this?

    Just because something is on your calendar or to-do list doesn't mean it's wise to do

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    21 April 2026, 7:00 am
  • 4 minutes 33 seconds
    Train into the net

    Be fully prepared for when things go wrong

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    20 April 2026, 7:00 am
  • 5 minutes 26 seconds
    Second Cup: Make your days fulfilling, not just filled

    How to make time feel more meaningful

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    19 April 2026, 7:00 am
  • 4 minutes 22 seconds
    Second Cup: Never waste a transition

    Any fresh start is a chance to rethink routines

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    18 April 2026, 7:00 am
  • 4 minutes 46 seconds
    Practice 8 times as much

    Follow this rule of thumb to give more memorable presentations

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    17 April 2026, 7:00 am
  • 5 minutes 50 seconds
    Plan focused work early

    Become more productive by doing deep work before breakfast

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    16 April 2026, 7:00 am
  • 27 minutes 16 seconds
    Speak memorably, with Bill McGowan

    Author of Speak Memorably Bill McGowan shares tips for making any presentation better

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    15 April 2026, 7:00 am
  • 5 minutes 25 seconds
    Sometimes interruptions are the work

    Choose mindfully what is most important in the moment

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    14 April 2026, 7:00 am
  • 4 minutes 7 seconds
    Don't reject yourself

    If there's something you want, you may as well go for it

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    13 April 2026, 7:00 am
  • 5 minutes 59 seconds
    Second Cup: Give it a name

    One way to turn a routine into a tradition

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    12 April 2026, 7:00 am
  • 5 minutes 56 seconds
    Second Cup: You are probably not the only one

    In way ways, we're not that special -- and that's a good thing

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    11 April 2026, 7:00 am
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