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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. We're location and hours are more flexible than in the past.

Today's tip is to put a lid on it. No, I'm not suggesting you keep your great ideas to yourself.

I mean, literally put a lid on it as a news travel cups in your work from home setup.

Now, this might sound like a silly bit of advice. After all, a key upside of remote work is that

you aren't traveling anywhere. No need to delve into the world of insulated cups and thermoses and

such. But I've been working from home for a long time and I've realized that not all journeys

involve distances. Mornings can get long and morning work hours can be fragmented. Work for

45 minutes, deal with the kids, then get to work again. A travel mug keeps me from constantly

having to reheat my coffee. And I don't know about you, but I've always found that the original

heat to somehow nicer than the microwave variety. In recent months, I've noticed some additional

benefits to travel cups too. For one, volume. When I find my way to my office with my travel mug of

coffee in a big bottle of water with a lid on it, of course, I'm set for several hours. If I bring

a small glass of water or a normal mug on the other hand, I have to go to the kitchen to refill it

every hour or so. And you all know what happens when you shed the invisibility cloak of your office.

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