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

Good morning, this is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is about a mindset shift

that can help you rethink your weeks

and the whole concept of work-life balance.

Many years ago, when I first had people track their time,

I realized that I needed to design a workable spreadsheet

that I could use for my research.

I elected to put the days of the week across the top, Monday to Sunday, and then half-hour blocks down the left-hand side.

To make sure the time log captured the way people think about their days,

I had the half-hour block start at 5 a.m. and go to 4.30 a.m.

If you haven't had your coffee yet, I know it's a little early to be talking about spreadsheets.

So don't worry. You don't really need the exact dimensions.

All this means is that on my time logs the week starts Monday at 5 a.m. I think

Monday at 5 a.m. is a defensible starting point for the week.

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