Before Breakfast Make your schedule more resilient
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Oct 6, 2025 Discover how to create a more resilient schedule by adding layers of backup options. Learn how a circus illustrates the beauty of ordered complexity amidst chaos. Explore practical solutions for everyday life, from alternative childcare to backup meal plans. Hear about real-life scenarios where these backups saved the day, like during bus delays. Embrace the idea that small mistakes shouldn't snowball into disasters by designing your schedule with flexibility in mind.
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Complexity Can Be Orderly
- A circus is complex but orderly, not chaotic, and systems can be intricate yet controlled.
- Build schedules that embrace complexity while preventing chaos by designing predictable processes.
Design Layered Backups
- Add layers of backup so small failures don't become disasters.
- Design defaults and contingencies that non-experts can execute to increase resilience.
Default To Bus To Increase Flexibility
- Laura set her five-year-old's default to take the bus so multiple people could meet him if needed.
- That choice reduced stress when the nanny was on vacation and timing got tight at the airport.