Don't play ping pong with plans

Before Breakfast

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Education, Self-improvement

4.5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Spend time getting together instead of on logistics

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0:00.0	On his new podcast, Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon, join Kevin for inspiring conversations
0:06.4	with his friends and fellow celebrities who are working to make a difference in the world,
0:10.6	like actor Matthew McConaughey.
0:12.4	You know, I found myself moving upstate in the middle of this fracking fight, you know,
0:16.3	that I'm trying to raise kids there and, you know, my neighbors like willing to poison
0:21.1	my water.
0:22.1	Listen to Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon on the I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcast, or wherever
0:27.1	you get your podcasts.
0:31.0	Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
0:37.0	Good morning.
0:40.0	This is Laura.
0:43.0	Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.
0:46.0	Today's tip is to stop playing ping pong with plans.
0:51.8	When you are making plans with people, aim to figure out what you are doing in the fewest
0:57.3	number of messages possible.
1:00.7	Save your effort for interacting live, rather than figuring out logistics.
1:08.5	In professional and personal contexts, it is easy to find ourselves spinning way too
1:13.9	much time scheduling things.
1:17.0	A colleague sends a group email asking about availability next week.
1:22.9	People respond with paragraphs about their schedules, recounting vacations, dentist
1:28.0	appointments, big deadlines, and more.
1:31.1	Hours or even days pass by the time everyone has responded, and the organizer suggests
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