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Ep. 276: "I Don't Have Time": When Time Isn't Actually the Problem
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- Relationships & psychology
Send us Fan Mail As I prepare for this conversation, today is probably my slowest day of the week. I'm off from my job at Amazon. I don't have to run anyone to swim practice. Compared to the rest of my week, I have this big open chunk of time sitting in front of me. And I'm struggling to get started. Meal prep is sitting there. The house is behind. There's homeschooling to plan. There's work for my business I keep pushing to "later." My kids' activities need to be organized...
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Well, as I prepare for this conversation today, it is probably my slowest day of the week. I'm off for my job at Amazon. I don't have to run anyone to swim practice. And compared to the rest of my week, I have this big, open chunk of time sitting in front
of me. And, in all honesty, I am struggling to get started. Meal prep? It's just sitting there.
I am dreadfully behind on house stuff. There's homeschooling to plan. work for my business that I keep pushing to later. My kids' activities need to be organized for the week. And if I'm being honest, again, there are probably 15 other things that I
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