{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":0.071,"endTime":2.493,"body":"Does your to-do list feel out of control?"},{"startTime":3.113,"endTime":5.395,"body":"You're not alone. The reality is that"},{"startTime":5.615,"endTime":7.637,"body":"while to-do lists are helpful for getting"},{"startTime":7.677,"endTime":9.779,"body":"things out of your head and down on paper,"},{"startTime":10.279,"endTime":12.781,"body":"they often cause a lot more stress than"},{"startTime":12.821,"endTime":15.163,"body":"you realize. In this episode, I'm gonna"},{"startTime":15.203,"endTime":17.144,"body":"share with you three key problems with"},{"startTime":17.184,"endTime":19.446,"body":"to-do lists and then help you solve those"},{"startTime":19.486,"endTime":21.648,"body":"problems by pinpointing your priorities"},{"startTime":22.108,"endTime":24.51,"body":"using my signature 5Ds formula for"},{"startTime":24.57,"endTime":27.492,"body":"figuring out exactly which tasks to tackle"},{"startTime":27.552,"endTime":30.515,"body":"first. Welcome to More Time for Mom, where"},{"startTime":30.655,"endTime":32.597,"body":"overwhelmed moms get science-backed"},{"startTime":32.657,"endTime":34.979,"body":"strategies to overcome the hidden sources"},{"startTime":34.999,"endTime":37.902,"body":"of stress stealing your time and joy. I'm"},{"startTime":37.922,"endTime":40.485,"body":"your host, Dr. Amber Curtis. Ready to make"},{"startTime":40.545,"endTime":45.193,"body":"more time for you? Let's dive in. If"},{"startTime":45.253,"endTime":47.654,"body":"you're a busy mom, one of the biggest"},{"startTime":47.794,"endTime":50.156,"body":"sources of frustration is always having"},{"startTime":50.216,"endTime":52.937,"body":"more to do than time to do it. And it's no"},{"startTime":52.977,"endTime":54.918,"body":"wonder that you feel constant pressure to"},{"startTime":54.938,"endTime":57.119,"body":"get things done and then the pain of"},{"startTime":57.159,"endTime":59.241,"body":"feeling like it's never enough because"},{"startTime":59.281,"endTime":62.582,"body":"your to-do list never ends, right? To-do"},{"startTime":62.642,"endTime":65.584,"body":"lists are great, but they backfire in"},{"startTime":65.684,"endTime":68.785,"body":"three crucial ways. 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I can't wait to hear if you can"},{"startTime":540.827,"endTime":544.371,"body":"relate. But the reality is that these"},{"startTime":544.471,"endTime":547.013,"body":"kinds of simple tasks or recurring things"},{"startTime":547.053,"endTime":549.8969999999999,"body":"that need to get done really might be"},{"startTime":550.457,"endTime":553.721,"body":"better suited to do by someone else. And"},{"startTime":554.081,"endTime":556.644,"body":"even if that person doesn't do it up to"},{"startTime":556.684,"endTime":559.2669999999999,"body":"your high standards, you have to weigh the"},{"startTime":559.307,"endTime":563.631,"body":"discomfort of Letting it just get done, no"},{"startTime":564.0509999999999,"endTime":566.473,"body":"matter how someone does it, with the"},{"startTime":566.493,"endTime":569.395,"body":"discomfort of taking your precious time"},{"startTime":569.4350000000001,"endTime":571.736,"body":"and energy to do it. 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I also have a fillable,"},{"startTime":830.425,"endTime":833.008,"body":"printable PDF worksheet that makes the"},{"startTime":833.048,"endTime":835.712,"body":"process of evaluating each task and"},{"startTime":835.812,"endTime":838.115,"body":"figuring out which category it fits into"},{"startTime":838.515,"endTime":841.139,"body":"so fast and seamless so all you have to do"},{"startTime":841.259,"endTime":842.941,"body":"is just get to work and start being"},{"startTime":842.981,"endTime":845.164,"body":"productive. Links to both of those in the"},{"startTime":845.224,"endTime":848.6320000000001,"body":"show notes. Now, because I'm a professor,"},{"startTime":848.873,"endTime":851.095,"body":"I'm gonna be giving you homework every"},{"startTime":851.215,"endTime":853.337,"body":"episode so that you can take what you have"},{"startTime":853.377,"endTime":855.699,"body":"learned and actually put it into action."},{"startTime":855.999,"endTime":858.862,"body":"Are you ready? Your homework for today is"},{"startTime":858.922,"endTime":861.124,"body":"to go through your to-do list and"},{"startTime":861.284,"endTime":863.606,"body":"implement this 5Ds framework to clarify"},{"startTime":863.666,"endTime":866.509,"body":"what your most important tasks are. What"},{"startTime":866.569,"endTime":868.651,"body":"are those things that you must do well"},{"startTime":869.051,"endTime":872.154,"body":"versus what you can drop, defer, delegate,"},{"startTime":872.354,"endTime":874.936,"body":"and dumb down? I seriously can't say"},{"startTime":874.996,"endTime":877.437,"body":"enough how powerful this process has been"},{"startTime":877.618,"endTime":880.359,"body":"for me and my clients, especially when"},{"startTime":880.379,"endTime":882.601,"body":"you're overwhelmed or life throws you a"},{"startTime":882.741,"endTime":885.302,"body":"curveball and your time and energy are in"},{"startTime":885.622,"endTime":888.0840000000001,"body":"even shorter supply than normal. On that"},{"startTime":888.144,"endTime":890.265,"body":"note, make sure you come back next episode"},{"startTime":890.325,"endTime":892.547,"body":"because we are going to dive deep into the"},{"startTime":892.587,"endTime":895.028,"body":"difference between capability and"},{"startTime":895.188,"endTime":898.551,"body":"capacity. This distinction is so key for"},{"startTime":898.571,"endTime":900.473,"body":"busy mamas trying to keep up with it all."},{"startTime":900.893,"endTime":902.335,"body":"And it's something that I see women"},{"startTime":902.375,"endTime":904.717,"body":"getting wrong over and over again, which"},{"startTime":904.7570000000001,"endTime":907.299,"body":"then causes so much mental distress"},{"startTime":907.4590000000001,"endTime":909.021,"body":"because you think there's something wrong"},{"startTime":909.061,"endTime":911.763,"body":"with you when you can't get it done. I'm"},{"startTime":911.783,"endTime":913.665,"body":"going to help you identify whether your"},{"startTime":913.705,"endTime":916.428,"body":"problem is a capability or a capacity one,"},{"startTime":916.828,"endTime":918.21,"body":"and then give you all kinds of"},{"startTime":918.27,"endTime":920.311,"body":"science-backed strategies to solve"},{"startTime":920.452,"endTime":923.523,"body":"whatever problem that is. Until then,"},{"startTime":923.724,"endTime":926.345,"body":"remember nothing you do changes how"},{"startTime":926.445,"endTime":929.527,"body":"wonderful and worthy you are. Have a great"},{"startTime":929.567,"endTime":933.45,"body":"day. I know more than anyone how precious"},{"startTime":933.49,"endTime":935.751,"body":"your time is. So the fact that you spent"},{"startTime":935.811,"endTime":937.972,"body":"it listening to this podcast means the"},{"startTime":938.0120000000001,"endTime":940.774,"body":"world. Make sure to subscribe. And if you"},{"startTime":940.794,"endTime":943.356,"body":"got value out of this show, I would be so"},{"startTime":943.5360000000001,"endTime":945.797,"body":"honored if you'd leave a review and share"},{"startTime":945.857,"endTime":948.0790000000001,"body":"this episode with another busy mama who"},{"startTime":948.119,"endTime":949.92,"body":"needs to hear it. We've got this."}]}