Before Breakfast If you have to rush, there isn't time
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Mar 19, 2026 A clear tip about how rushing ruins effectiveness and why rescheduling nonessential tasks helps. A look at ADHD and the constant behindness that triggers a rush response. Practical routines like dishwasher habits that prevent last-minute panic. Advice on tracking time to build realistic schedules and when to calmly let things go.
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Reschedule Tasks You'd Have To Rush
- If you have to rush, there isn't time so reschedule the task instead of doing it hurriedly.
- Laura Vanderkam uses the dishwasher example: empty it as part of the morning routine or postpone it rather than being 10 minutes late and frazzled.
Behind Feeling Fuels Rushed Behavior
- Feeling perpetually behind creates a fight-or-flight mindset that pushes people to pack more into time and rush tasks.
- Jenna Free's observation about ADHD illustrates how lack of safety fuels unnecessary rushing and mistakes.
Dishwasher Example Shows Routine Beats Rushing
- Laura shares the dishwasher example: rushing to empty it before leaving can make you 10 minutes late and frazzled.
- In her house the dishwasher is part of the morning routine, showing how embedding tasks avoids last-minute rushing.