Episode 18: Teacher Life Hacks You’ll Actually Use | The Edu20/20 Podcast
Courtney Dumas
May 5, 2026
In this After Hours episode, Courtney and Shannon trade teacher life hacks for surviving the week — small habits that set the week up right, sanity-saving systems, boundaries that protect your energy, and why your people at work matter more than anything.
Welcome to the Edu20/20 After Hours Podcast, where we’re not solving education today, we’re just trying to survive it. This episode is all about teacher life hacks.
We’re talking about:
- The tiny changes that save your sanity during the week
- How to create routines that work for your brain
- Why your people at work matter more than anything
- Systems, boundaries, and protecting your time
- And the things you do outside of school that keep you going
Chapters:
0:00 Why we’re talking survival, not strategy
1:41 The small habits that set your week up right
3:13 Managing stress (without losing your mind)
5:25 Finding your people (your real support system)
10:03 Systems that actually save you time
13:24 Boundaries, routines, and protecting your energy
15:03 Why perspective (and getting out) matters
