How to Balance Kids Need Stuff to Do

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LZ Granderson: How do a junior husband think about your portfolio of kids activities to balance kids need stuff to do? It's important for them. But also certain combination of activities are going to have a much bigger footprint on our schedule and our stress levels than others. LZ: I tend to land more on the Laura side, which is like if a kid wants to do an activity,. Like I'd rather them do that activity than them end up wanting to be on the device, which is what they want to do otherwise. "I'm just like, don't have time for don't that's not a priority for me," she says.

We talk a lot on this show about how to be more organized and intentional in how you spend your time at work. But what about at home? In this episode, Cal is joined by Sarah Hart-Unger (https://theshubox.com/), a leading thinker on the challenges of staying organized amidst the chaotic busyness that defines family life, to help explore strategies for organizing life outside of work.

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Today’s Deep Question: How do I adapt professional productivity techniques to my life outside of work? (With Sarah Hart-Unger) [7:16]

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— Should I calculate the monetary cost of household tasks? [1:20:20]

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