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Before Breakfast

Give yourself a window

Before Breakfast

iHeartPodcasts

Education, Self-improvement

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes a range is better than an exact time

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0:30.1

Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

0:37.0

Good morning.

0:40.0

This is Laura.

0:41.0

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast. Today's tip is to give yourself a time window

0:47.6

for when things will get done. Choosing a range rather than an exact time can cut down on all kinds of time anxiety.

0:56.7

We've all been on the receiving end of time windows. The groceries will be

1:01.4

delivered between 10 a.m. and noon. The cable guy will come the

1:03.4

the groceries will be delivered between 10 a.m. and noon. The cable guy will come sometime between the window of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. we hope.

1:10.4

Wider ranges are often frustrating as you cool your heels waiting for the plumber to show up.

1:15.5

But tighter ranges can be smart if you, like me, get quite worked up about being on time to things. A range turns down the temperature a bit for

1:25.1

deadlines that don't need to be that strict. So to be clear this tip is

1:30.0

mostly for the punctual folks listening to this,

1:32.9

though if you listen to productivity podcasts,

1:35.4

my guess is that you're more likely

1:37.0

to fall into this category than the average person.

1:40.6

As I'm writing this, many of us

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