S3EP12 Stop overworking Future You: why NOW is the perfect time to make changes in your classroom

Published: March 20, 2016, 4 p.m.

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One of the big principles that we\\u2019re always coming back to in The 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club is that implementing small changes right away is more effective than hoping you\\u2019ll feel like implementing big changes later on. We often make the mistake of assuming that our future selves will somehow be less stressed and busy and more disciplined and productive, and therefore we\\u2019ll able to handle making positive changes LATER.

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The problem with that logic is that those qualities of being less busy and more productive later don\\u2019t just happen on their own. This summer or next year only seem like they will be slightly less crazy than right now because all the unexpected interruptions, emergencies, and new obligations haven\\u2019t cropped up yet. Unless we\\u2019re actively taking steps now\\xa0to set our future selves up for success, things really aren\\u2019t going to change very much.

In this episode, I\'ll share how to\\xa0break that cycle, and embrace the fact that your willingness to adapt what you\\u2019re doing NOW has the ability to save you countless hours and immeasurable stress in the new school year.

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