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Good morning.
This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is that you have time to be human.
There is no real point in pretending you are a machine.
If taking a few minutes for something would make you feel a lot better, take them.
So I know we are all busy these days and I talk with many people who feel like they go go, go from dawn until night.
Some of this might be circumstance, and some might be self-imposed.
But if you are feeling particularly frenzied, it might help to remind yourself that most small things that make us feel human don't actually take that much time.
For instance, if you want to eat breakfast, you probably have time to eat breakfast.
The food industry has spent a lot of time and effort convincing us that we have to eat bars or shakes on the go or something.
I'm not really sure that's true.
I can attest that I fry myself eggs most mornings.
And it might take all of two more minutes than putting a Pop-Tart in the toaster.
Likewise, if you do not wish to eat at your desk, then you can probably stop working for a few minutes to eat lunch.
Go outside or at least go find a table or grab a work friend and eat together.
I'd add that asking someone how they are doing and then listening to their answer generally doesn't take that much time.
Now true, sometimes people go on for a while, But even if they do, it is the rare person who is going to take more than five minutes.
Truly, five minutes is actually a really long time to go on about your weekend.
Most people won't do that in a casual conversation.
And so it is okay to stop and talk to someone and not look at your phone while you are doing so.
You have time to be a good human.
Or there's this one.
Maybe you've got back-to-back meetings and you find yourself racing between them.
Guess what?
You have time to be human in a biological sense.
If you need to grab a snack or a drink of water or go to the restroom, you can.
You will be less than five minutes late and I'm guessing you will be a lot more comfortable.
Now, none of this is an excuse for not doing things in a timely manner.
And if you are always running late to everything, it might be worth looking into why that is and maybe building in more time for transitions.
Sometimes things truly do have to happen quickly.
If stopping at the bathroom means you missed your flight well, maybe you just wait and go on the plane.
But I suspect that for a lot of people listening to this, your general daily schedule might have a bit more given it than you think it does.
So if a few minutes would make you feel like a human, go for it.
You have time to be human because, well, you are one.
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 at LauraVanderkam.com.
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