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

Today's tip is to make set decisions for Mondays, so you can free up mental space for more important matters.

I'm taking today's tip from Kendra Adachi's new book, The Lazy Genius Way. In it,

she shares strategies for running households and life more effectively. She writes in the book

that Mondays used to be pretty rough for her, which I think we can all sympathize with.

But then she hit upon the idea of making a decision once and running with that decision,

again and again. She made one decision about her outfits and meal choices for Mondays

and began each week wearing and eating the same thing as she did the week before.

With that decision about her Monday outfit and her Monday meals made,

she could save her energy for other things.

I think this is a great idea. I'm sure you've stumbled out of bed Monday mornings and stood in

front of the closet deciding what to wear. If you know the answer is black pants and a certain

nice shirt, then you no longer have to think about this question. If you know the answer to what's

for dinner is pasta because it is every Monday, you don't have to devote brain power to pondering

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