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Before Breakfast

The New Corner Office: Make a ‘later’ list

Before Breakfast

iHeartPodcasts

Self-improvement, Education

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

The real secret to staying focused

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0:00.0

On his new podcast, Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon, join Kevin for inspiring conversations

0:06.4

with his friends and fellow celebrities who are working to make a difference in the world,

0:10.6

like actor Matthew McConaughey.

0:12.4

You know, I found myself moving upstate in the middle of this fracking fight, you know,

0:16.3

that I'm trying to raise kids there and, you know, my neighbors like willing to poison

0:21.1

my water.

0:22.1

Listen to Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever

0:27.1

you get your podcasts.

0:30.0

Good morning, this is Laura.

0:38.3

Welcome to the new corner office, the podcast with strategies for thriving in the new world

0:43.2

of work, where location and hours are more flexible than in the past.

0:49.8

Today's tip is to create a later list.

0:53.2

Whether you're working in an office or remotely, it can be easy to get distracted.

0:58.8

But the nature of the distractions are a little different.

1:02.6

When you're in an office, you might be trying to write a report, but you realize you need

1:06.9

a particular statistic.

1:08.9

So you go searching for it online, but then once you're there, you start checking headlines

1:13.7

and, whoops, there goes your focused work time.

1:18.5

This can happen at home too, but there are additional distractions that masquerade as

1:22.8

productive activities.

1:24.7

You start writing that report, and then you remember that you need to check if the hamburger

1:28.8

made it out of the freezer and into the fridge to thaw for dinner.

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