1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: Today's tip is about how to rescue a bad day. 4 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: We all have lousy days. It's part of the human condition. 5 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: And these lousy days come in different flavors. Some just 6 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: feel unproductive. You have little energy, and you're stuck on 7 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: something and you feel like you're wasting time. Those are frustrating, 8 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: but they're generally not as bad as the days that 9 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: are actively bad. It's not just that the universe seems 10 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: to be holding you back, it is actively conspiring to 11 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: throw what it can your way. For the former it 12 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: helps to just make small steps on something anything, But 13 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: for the really bad days, you might have to take 14 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: more active measures like these five ideas. One revisit examples 15 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: of when you did something awesome. I like to keep 16 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: a file of good book reviews or notes from pleased 17 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: editors or readers, and even on a day when everything 18 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: seems to be going wrong, this can be a reminder 19 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: that at least once in the past things have gone right. Two. 20 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: Get moving. One reason I like running is that I 21 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: always feel better once the endorphins kick in. Exercise is 22 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: a known mood booster, as is fresh air. And combine 23 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 1: the two. Stay with a fifteen minute walk outside and 24 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: life might feel more doable afterwards. Three Call in reinforcements. 25 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 1: People with strong social ties tend to be healthier and happier, 26 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: and one reason is that friends and family can put 27 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: bad days in perspective. Whatever you did or failed to do, 28 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: you're still loved. Make a quick call to someone who 29 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: can remind you of that. For indulge in a healthy treat, 30 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: or at least a reasonably healthy one. You can stop 31 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: by the library or bookstore to pick up a new 32 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: book you've been wanting to read. You can hold yourself 33 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: up for twenty minutes somewhere and read a magazine. Wander 34 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: around a florists shop even if you're not buying anything, 35 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: just to take in the smells and sights. Meeting a 36 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: friend or your partner for a glass of wine could 37 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: be a treat. Just make sure that the bad day 38 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: doesn't lead to an extra glass. Five. Picture the future 39 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: and picture the past. Do you have any memory of 40 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: today's date two years ago? What went wrong on that date? 41 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: Since you're human, no doubt something did, But two years on, 42 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: you most likely have no memory of it, which means 43 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: that two years from now, most likely today's disappointments will 44 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 1: look different too. Now that's not true for everything. Of course, 45 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: some disappointments or failures really do scar, and I don't 46 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: want to minimize the pain of the truly awful. But 47 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: for most things, two years softens memories Somewhat. In two years, 48 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: you will probably not feel the exact same way you 49 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: do now, and that can help us realize that sometimes 50 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: one of the blessings of time is that it does 51 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: keep passing. If we can't rescue today, tomorrow might be different. 52 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: How do you rescue a bad day? You can let 53 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: me know at Before Breakfast podcast at ihart media dot com. 54 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 55 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 56 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 57 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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