Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.
Good morning. This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.
Today's tip is that it is okay to waste a little time.
Efficiency is good, but don't let efficiency become an excuse for not doing something that it would be wise to do.
The other day, I had some video interviews in the morning, so I had done my full hair and makeup for that.
Then a phone call scheduled in mid -afternoon got cancelled.
I hadn't run in a while, so this suddenly open spot was a perfect opportunity to hop on my treadmill for 30 minutes.
The problem? I'd already done my hair and makeup, and it seemed wasteful to do them again before I needed to go to something in the evening.
But then I realized how silly this was.
I'm pretty quick at getting ready, so I was only adding another 10 to 15 minutes into my schedule.
If I wanted to exercise, I could do so and take the 15 -minute hit.
A little inefficiency would be okay.
So it goes for many things in life.
I know everyone listening to this podcast is incredibly efficient.
You think about how to use little minutes of downtime during the day.
Perhaps you even plot out your errands so you only have to make right -hand turns.
I applaud all of this.
But we need to be careful that efficiency doesn't become an excuse for not doing things that matter.
Is it efficient to ask your direct reports about their weekends before beginning that Monday meeting?
Nope. But in the long run, a little wasted time at each meeting might pay you back in people being less likely to quit.
Is it inefficient to commute into the office?
And in many jobs, five days a week is massive overkill.
But once or twice a week, when you can chat with people and make coffee dates and go out to lunch with your team, can be a wonderful way to build relationships.
Many regular exercisers choose to work out first thing in the morning, because then they only have to get ready once.
It makes total sense.
But if first thing in the morning doesn't work, then it is absolutely fine to get ready more than once.
Don't let the need to rinse off or maybe fix your makeup or hair keep you from prioritizing health and wellness in your schedule.
The truth is that no one is perfectly efficient.
I have seen thousands of time logs over the years, and I can promise you that everybody wastes time.
I waste tons of time.
It would be pretty silly of me to read down to the 43rd comment on some news article that irked me and then not be willing to brush my hair and put on mascara a second time in the day.
The question is just what we choose to waste time on.
And when things are a priority, a little inefficiency is okay.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at laura .lauravandercam .com.
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