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This is Laura.

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Today's tip is to give your weekly planning ritual a rain date.

If you know that your chosen time is at least sometimes taken away from you,

figure out when else will work as a backup.

So you don't go into the next week, not knowing what is going on.

Longtime listeners know that I think that every busy person needs a dedicated weekly planning time.

This is when you think about what is most important over the next 168 hours, what responsibilities you have, and any logistics

you need to figure out. By doing this week after week, we can calm the chaos and make time

for what matters. Listeners will also know that I advocate doing this later in the week, looking forward to the next week.

Friday tends to be a good time for many people as it is a slower day.

By the afternoon, many people have limited energy for starting something new.

But you might be willing to think about what future you should be doing. By turning what

might be unproductive time into planning time, you can make these minutes far more useful.

However, I've had a lot of people mention that while sometimes Friday afternoon works,

sometimes work has been very busy, and Friday afternoon becomes slammed with

things that have to happen before everyone leaves for the weekend. In some cases, people truly run out

of steam by Friday afternoon. And as one person put it, sometimes they look at their planner

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