WEBVTT - Rescue a bad day

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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 about how to rescue a bad day.

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<v Speaker 1>We all have lousy days. It's part of the human condition.

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<v Speaker 1>And these lousy days come in different flavors. Some just

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<v Speaker 1>feel unproductive. You have little energy, and you're stuck on

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<v Speaker 1>something and you feel like you're wasting time. Those are frustrating,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're generally not as bad as the days that

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<v Speaker 1>are actively bad. It's not just that the universe seems

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<v Speaker 1>to be holding you back, it is actively conspiring to

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<v Speaker 1>throw what it can your way. For the former it

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<v Speaker 1>helps to just make small steps on something anything, But

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<v Speaker 1>for the really bad days, you might have to take

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<v Speaker 1>more active measures like these five ideas. One revisit examples

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<v Speaker 1>of when you did something awesome. I like to keep

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<v Speaker 1>a file of good book reviews or notes from pleased

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<v Speaker 1>editors or readers, and even on a day when everything

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<v Speaker 1>seems to be going wrong, this can be a reminder

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<v Speaker 1>that at least once in the past things have gone right. Two.

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<v Speaker 1>Get moving. One reason I like running is that I

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<v Speaker 1>always feel better once the endorphins kick in. Exercise is

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<v Speaker 1>a known mood booster, as is fresh air. And combine

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<v Speaker 1>the two. Stay with a fifteen minute walk outside and

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<v Speaker 1>life might feel more doable afterwards. Three Call in reinforcements.

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<v Speaker 1>People with strong social ties tend to be healthier and happier,

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<v Speaker 1>and one reason is that friends and family can put

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<v Speaker 1>bad days in perspective. Whatever you did or failed to do,

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<v Speaker 1>you're still loved. Make a quick call to someone who

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<v Speaker 1>can remind you of that. For indulge in a healthy treat,

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<v Speaker 1>or at least a reasonably healthy one. You can stop

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<v Speaker 1>by the library or bookstore to pick up a new

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<v Speaker 1>book you've been wanting to read. You can hold yourself

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<v Speaker 1>up for twenty minutes somewhere and read a magazine. Wander

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<v Speaker 1>around a florists shop even if you're not buying anything,

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<v Speaker 1>just to take in the smells and sights. Meeting a

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<v Speaker 1>friend or your partner for a glass of wine could

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<v Speaker 1>be a treat. Just make sure that the bad day

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't lead to an extra glass. Five. Picture the future

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<v Speaker 1>and picture the past. Do you have any memory of

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<v Speaker 1>today's date two years ago? What went wrong on that date?

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<v Speaker 1>Since you're human, no doubt something did, But two years on,

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<v Speaker 1>you most likely have no memory of it, which means

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<v Speaker 1>that two years from now, most likely today's disappointments will

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<v Speaker 1>look different too. Now that's not true for everything. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>some disappointments or failures really do scar, and I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to minimize the pain of the truly awful. But

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<v Speaker 1>for most things, two years softens memories Somewhat. In two years,

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<v Speaker 1>you will probably not feel the exact same way you

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<v Speaker 1>do now, and that can help us realize that sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>one of the blessings of time is that it does

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<v Speaker 1>keep passing. If we can't rescue today, tomorrow might be different.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you rescue a bad day? You can let

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<v Speaker 1>me know at Before Breakfast podcast at ihart media dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to hear from you. You can send me

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