WEBVTT - Beware solutions seeking problems

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to beware solutions seeking problems. Not every

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<v Speaker 1>so called solution will make your life better. Some just

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<v Speaker 1>add to your to do list and waste your time. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't get me wrong, I love strategies and tactics for

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<v Speaker 1>solving problems and making the most of our time. When

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<v Speaker 1>we streamline tasks that are not important to us, we

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<v Speaker 1>have more time for what is. But sometimes what's presented

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<v Speaker 1>as a solution isn't actually solving a problem at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Some life hacks are just silly. Take one I saw

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<v Speaker 1>recently that advised keeping dishwasher pods on the window sill

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<v Speaker 1>to save the time it would take to get them

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<v Speaker 1>out of the cabinet. I am not sure that the

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<v Speaker 1>five seconds it takes to retrieve a pod from the

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<v Speaker 1>cabinet right by the dishwasher is such a huge problem

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<v Speaker 1>that it justifies a solution requiring ugly window sill clutter.

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<v Speaker 1>Or another hack. Stretching while drying your hair, now stretching

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<v Speaker 1>while you're just waiting for something, such as when you've

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<v Speaker 1>got food heating up in the microwave is one thing,

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<v Speaker 1>But if I've got time to dry my hair, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>pretty sure I've got time to stretch too, And if

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<v Speaker 1>I try both simultaneously, I am pretty sure that I'd

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<v Speaker 1>tip over and land on the floor. As for the

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<v Speaker 1>advice to never leave a room empty handed, well this

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<v Speaker 1>makes sense in theory, but never leaving the room empty

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<v Speaker 1>handed means you're thinking about cleaning up every time you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the room, which seems like it's adding trouble rather

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<v Speaker 1>than taking it away. No one is ever going to

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<v Speaker 1>achieve a state of decluttered perfection. Whatever object you cart

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<v Speaker 1>out will soon be replaced by another one if the

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<v Speaker 1>room is still usable, then rules like this maybe solutions

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<v Speaker 1>chasing after problems that don't exist. Then there are solutions

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<v Speaker 1>that are helpful for some people, but maybe not for

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<v Speaker 1>you because you don't have the problem they're intended to solve.

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<v Speaker 1>For example, lots of magazines will tell you that why

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<v Speaker 1>is home managers meal plan and shop and bulk. But

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<v Speaker 1>if a normal, non social distancing times you enjoy stopping

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<v Speaker 1>by a specialty grocery store and your way home from

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<v Speaker 1>work and deciding what to cook for dinner based on

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<v Speaker 1>what looks good, then meal planning and bulk shopping would

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<v Speaker 1>amount to turning a pleasure into a chore. How is

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<v Speaker 1>that a win? Essentially, you want to avoid devoting time

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<v Speaker 1>to solving a problem that you don't have and considering

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<v Speaker 1>whether to try a purported solution. Compare the time invested

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<v Speaker 1>and the outcomes generated now with what you would expect

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<v Speaker 1>with the solution. If the so called solution doesn't require

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<v Speaker 1>less time, produce better outcome, or both, it's probably not

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<v Speaker 1>worth it for you. What are the most ridiculous life

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<v Speaker 1>hacks you've ever heard? Have you ever fallen for a solution?

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<v Speaker 1>Seeking a problem? You can write me about it Before

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening and here's to making

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