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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of IHeart Radio.

Good morning.

This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

Today's tip is to identify the points in your days when time is leaking out.

When you go in search of lost time, you might be able to figure out

ways to reclaim that time for something that is important to you. I hear from a lot of people

that they just don't know where all their time goes. They are incredibly busy from morning

to night, but they are not quite sure what

it is they are doing all day. Even people who have a good idea of how they spend, let's say,

their work hours, may lose track of shorter stretches here and there. In my recent evening hours

challenge, I had people set intentions for the space of time between the end of the workday and bedtime.

For many people, actually using this time for something fun, was revelatory.

As one person wrote, she realized that evening time didn't have to be lost hours. It was time that was there

for her to use and enjoy. Her phrase lost hours has stuck with me, because I think it is such a

common experience. Minutes and hours pass with no memories or accomplishments to show for them.

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