WEBVTT - Second Cup: Resolve to have more fun 

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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 resolve to have more fun. We

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<v Speaker 1>often set tough goals for the new year, and that's fine,

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<v Speaker 1>but so many of them are focused on not doing something.

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<v Speaker 1>Aiming to do more of something and something that's really

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyable can make pursuing a goal feel completely different. This

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<v Speaker 1>has been well a long year. Even people lucky enough

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<v Speaker 1>not to lose loved ones to COVID have dealt with

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<v Speaker 1>hardships and disappointments. Big and small. People have lost jobs

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<v Speaker 1>or have had to step away from jobs they wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to keep because of caregiving responsibilities. Little pleasures like going

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<v Speaker 1>out for an evening with ends have disappeared or I've

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<v Speaker 1>had to take very different forms. There have been many

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<v Speaker 1>good things for some of us. I've enjoyed seeing so

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<v Speaker 1>much of my baby's first year, but well, babies are tough.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm tired. Supervising virtual learning has been a challenge one

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<v Speaker 1>I know many parents are experiencing. So I am resolving

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<v Speaker 1>to have more fun. I want to have lots of

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<v Speaker 1>things I'm looking forward to. I want little moments of

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<v Speaker 1>the day to feel more pleasurable as well. Now, on

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<v Speaker 1>some level, I know that seems like an easy resolution,

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<v Speaker 1>but I actually think it's going to be just as

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<v Speaker 1>challenging as the more typical ones to say, lose weight.

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<v Speaker 1>Happiness takes work. Fun takes effort, especially now as many

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<v Speaker 1>traditional sources of fun are less available. I need to

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<v Speaker 1>think through the options and figure out what would still

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<v Speaker 1>be possible. I need to be mindful of my time

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<v Speaker 1>and think through what would be meaningful and enjoyable. That

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<v Speaker 1>requires time to plan and time to figure out logistics,

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<v Speaker 1>but the payoff is well fun. We can go through

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<v Speaker 1>stretches of time where we forget what it's like to

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<v Speaker 1>really enjoy ourselves. There are so many half to dous

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<v Speaker 1>and so many responsibilities. Everyone has some leisure time, but

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<v Speaker 1>when it appears, we're not prepared to do anything with it,

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<v Speaker 1>and so we do the most effortless things possible. Social

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<v Speaker 1>Media is definitely fun for a while, but seldom for

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<v Speaker 1>too long. I don't really find myself looking forward to

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<v Speaker 1>a long Twitter session, but at dinner out with my husband, sure,

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<v Speaker 1>A solo walk through a beautiful holiday light display, absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>even a run in nice weather can be fun, or

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<v Speaker 1>a new food, or listening to a favorite podcast or album.

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<v Speaker 1>Resolving to have fun focuses my brain on thinking through

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<v Speaker 1>what I'd like to do more of with my time

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<v Speaker 1>and how I might make that possible. So maybe you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to resolve to have more fun too. Once we

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<v Speaker 1>put our problem solving abilities to this question, there's no

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<v Speaker 1>telling what might happen well, except that we'll be enjoying

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<v Speaker 1>day to day life a lot more. In the meantime.

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

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to

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