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Before Breakfast

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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Education

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Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Second Cup: Take a better break today 14.09.2025

Enjoy work more with intentional, rejuvenating breaks See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Second Cup: When to make do and when not to 13.09.2025

Ask these questions to decide whether to upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Avoid the tyranny of how 12.09.2025

Get clear on what you want before thinking through the logistics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Buy the umbrella 11.09.2025

If a small purchase can enable an experience, that might be a wise use of cash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Embracing the miminalist life, with Shira Gill 10.09.2025

Organization expert Shira Gill talks about clearing the clutter and making space for what's important See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If it can wait 09.09.2025

If you keep moving something forward, maybe it doesn't have to happen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Call it an experiment 08.09.2025

Framing something new as an experiment can make change easier See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Second Cup: You may as well look 07.09.2025

Even if you like your job, it's good to know what's out there See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Second Cup: Time is what you make of it 06.09.2025

Make the most of the time you can control See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Come to our table 05.09.2025

Sharing meals with others boosts happiness all around See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talk on Thursday to plan on Friday 04.09.2025

Ask what's going on with anyone whose schedule will affect yours See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time for a September reset 03.09.2025

Laura talks about building new routines during the back-to-school season See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Add something to your morning routine 02.09.2025

New schedules offer a chance to build new habits See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Try a low-buy month 01.09.2025

Shopping less might help you save time See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Second Cup: Don't play ping pong with plans 31.08.2025

Spend time getting together instead of on logistics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Second Cup: There is no perfect time 30.08.2025

Anything new has to happen amid everything else See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don't read your slides 29.08.2025

Slides should complement, rather than duplicate, a talk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Say less 28.08.2025

Repeating a point doesn't make it more convincing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Make big projects doable, with Jin Zheng Shi 27.08.2025

Buddhist nun Jin Zheng Shi talks about goals and monastery life See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Red pants or blue pants? 26.08.2025

To set boundaries, offer choices that are all workable for you See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You don't have to pick up the ball 25.08.2025

If someone else started the project, they can take the initiative to keep it going See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Second Cup: Celebrate your golden hours 24.08.2025

How to embrace weekday evenings See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Second Cup: Look at next year's schedule 23.08.2025

A little foresight makes more fun possible See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you do when you're not here? 22.08.2025

How to connect with people, and maybe turn an acquaintance into a friend See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Make jealousy your teacher 21.08.2025

Envy can give you a nudge to do what you know you want to do See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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