We're supposed to learn from our own mistakes that other people's errors can be instructive

too, from efforts to control the weather that went disastrously awry to the untimely death

of the Segway boss. History is a treasure trove, mishaps and meltdowns that can teach us

all. I'm Tim Halford, host of cautionary tales, the podcast that mines the greatest fiascoes

of the past for their most valuable lessons. Listen to cautionary tales on the iHeart Radio

app, our podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Good morning, this is Laura. Welcome to the new corner office, the podcast where we share

strategies for thriving in the new world of work, where location and hours are more flexible

than in the past. Today's tip is to embrace your weekends. Yes, even now. Make Saturday

different from Tuesday. Even if you spend your time in the same place on Saturdays and

Tuesdays, you don't need to spend your time in the same way. There's a great scene in

the TV series Downton Abbey when a young lawyer offers that he can visit on the weekends.

An aristocratic older lady asks, what is a weekend? With a life of leisure, the day of

the week makes no difference to her. If every day is defined by pleasure and relaxation

then your life might as well be a series of Saturdays. But if you're listening to this

podcast and aiming to maximize your productivity, my guess is that in normal times you are

keenly aware of weekdays and you get a lot of good work done. In normal times, you would

never mistake a Sunday for a Wednesday. But these are not normal times. For many people,

it's become hard to distinguish the days from each other. Now, this might not be the

case if you've got kids home with you who are thrilled to get two days off from their

Zoom classes. But if it's just you, or mostly adults in your household, it's easy to find

yourself working on Saturday and Sunday as if they were no different. From the Thursday

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