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.

  • 4 minutes 30 seconds
    Second Cup: You have time to be human

    If a few minutes would make you feel a lot better, take them

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    20 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 4 minutes 51 seconds
    Know what you're good at

    Pay attention when people compliment you

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    19 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 4 minutes 59 seconds
    Try a 'good morning' routine

    Start the day with connection and good cheer

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    18 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 25 minutes 59 seconds
    Seeing possibilities, with Lisa Canning

    Former HGTV designer, coach, and mom of 11 Lisa Canning talks routines and the holidays

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    17 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 4 minutes 48 seconds
    January comes right after December

    Don't let events and deadlines in early January catch you by surprise

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    16 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 5 minutes 53 seconds
    Prepare for the week after Christmas

    Stretch out the fun, and avoid cabin fever

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    15 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 5 minutes 44 seconds
    Second Cup: You don't have to explain

    People are too busy worrying about their own lives to worry about yours

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    14 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 5 minutes 16 seconds
    Second Cup: Create small miracles

    Look for ways to do little favors for people in your network

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    13 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 4 minutes 48 seconds
    Try a DIY day

    Even on weekends, everyone can make their own fun

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    12 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 4 minutes 33 seconds
    Try a collaborative riff

    How to make small talk more creative

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    11 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 23 minutes 40 seconds
    Plan to control the chaos, with Sarah Hart-Unger

    Sarah Hart-Unger, author of Best Laid Plans, shares strategies for effective planning

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    10 December 2025, 8:00 am
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