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Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.36,0:00:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a conversation with my\Ncolleague Evan earlier today,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.31,0:00:10.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I just wanted to share\Nwith you guys. So
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.40,0:00:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last week started an experiment where
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.46,0:00:20.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just going slower in the morning.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.59,0:00:26.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm doing some yoga and stretching,\Nsome meditation, some reading,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.34,0:00:29.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some journaling and you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.97,0:00:34.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I previously I had set up about 50 minutes an\Nhour to do some of these like morning
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.88,0:00:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,morning self care type of stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.13,0:00:43.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it was still feeling pretty crammed\Nin and I was often skipping journaling.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.83,0:00:46.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was usually not reading actually.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.07,0:00:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then last week I\Nsorta did a workcation.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.24,0:00:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I stayed at an Airbnb out of the\Ncity and kind of just on purpose.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.86,0:00:58.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was like, you know,\NI'm gonna rest a lot more,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.83,0:01:02.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm gonna sleep in a\Nlot more and just try to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.81,0:01:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,catch up so to speak.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.61,0:01:10.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I noticed was that\Ndoing these really slow,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.44,0:01:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really nourishing mornings was just like,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.31,0:01:18.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it just made me feel so good for the\Nrest of the day to the point that I was
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.36,0:01:19.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.44,0:01:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why am I making this a special\Nthing that I can only do,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.50,0:01:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I'm out at an Airbnb or something.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.56,0:01:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was sharing this with my\Ncolleague Evan, and I was like,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.72,0:01:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if I can do\Nthis on a regular basis.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.74,0:01:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if I would be available until\Nlike 11 o'clock because I have to do
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.97,0:01:45.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all this stuff, then I need to\Ndown at my desk. Anyways,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.06,0:01:51.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was like, what are you talking\Nabout? First of all, Mike,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.87,0:01:55.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our other team member usually starts later\Nthan us anyways. He doesn't need you.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.67,0:01:57.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.80,0:02:03.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you and I we have all these\Ntouch points. It's all good.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.39,0:02:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So stop making up these reasons why\Nyou can't just do this, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.68,0:02:09.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,try this thing to take\Ncare of yourself. So
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.45,0:02:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.72,0:02:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just wanted to share that because I\Nthink probably I'm not the only one who
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.95,0:02:24.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is making up reasons why we can't make\Nour schedules and our allocation of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.15,0:02:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time, really work for us. So I'm\Nreally gonna give this a shot.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.84,0:02:30.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm gonna really slow down\Nmy mornings even more.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.35,0:02:34.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had been booking just one focus\Nmate in the morning for self care.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.68,0:02:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm gonna do two focus made sessions\Nin the morning for self care starting
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.58,0:02:39.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tomorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.28,0:02:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just do all of those things in a\Nreally slow and spacious way to set up my day.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.36,0:02:49.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'll keep you\Nposted how that goes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.62,0:02:54.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But just wanted to offer that story and\Na little encouragement to consider what
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.45,0:02:58.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can do to make your\Nschedule work better for you.