WEBVTT - Measure twice

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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 Law. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to follow the carpenter's advice to measure

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<v Speaker 1>twice and cut once. Whether you take this advice literally

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<v Speaker 1>or metaphorically, it pays to make sure you are doing

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<v Speaker 1>what you intend before. What you are doing is irreversible

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<v Speaker 1>for anything in the material world. It's a good idea

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<v Speaker 1>to literally measure twice, or at least take the time

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure you get your measurement right the first time.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't want to realize belatedly that you just put

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<v Speaker 1>one tablespoon of salt into your cake batter when you

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<v Speaker 1>meant to put in one teaspoon. We discovered that the

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<v Speaker 1>bathrooms in the history or house we are renovating had

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<v Speaker 1>what's called a rough in for the toilets that's ten

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<v Speaker 1>inches from the wall. It's more common for bathrooms to

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<v Speaker 1>have a twelve inch rough in. It completely changes which

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<v Speaker 1>toilets you can buy good. We figured that out before

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<v Speaker 1>we had lots of toilets that didn't fit. By measuring

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<v Speaker 1>twice and checking your work, you prevent avoidable errors. Measuring

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<v Speaker 1>twice metaphorically can be wise too. A quick second glance

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<v Speaker 1>can save you from lots of hassle or embarrassment. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>just say it's not going to be quick to get

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<v Speaker 1>three dollars back if you accidentally type hundred seventy instead

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<v Speaker 1>of seven dollars when you're doing online bill pay. And

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<v Speaker 1>let's just say it's going to be awkward if you

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<v Speaker 1>text your new colleague a person named Babs and your

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<v Speaker 1>phone auto corrects it to Babe. Measure twice, that is,

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<v Speaker 1>checking what your message says before something happens that is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be hard to take back. The idea of

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<v Speaker 1>measuring twice extends to anything that is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>hard to change. If you are giving an important presentation,

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<v Speaker 1>you'd be wise to practice in front of a trusted

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<v Speaker 1>colleague or two, or at least ask them to review

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<v Speaker 1>your slides and notes. That way, you can save yourself

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<v Speaker 1>from making a reference that could accidentally derail the presentation.

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<v Speaker 1>Turns out that CEO you are sharing an inspirational quote

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<v Speaker 1>from was just arrested for tax fraud. You've been too

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<v Speaker 1>busy working on your presentation to read the news. Hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>your colleague is more on top of things. Even if

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<v Speaker 1>you think you have proof read a paper or newsletter

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<v Speaker 1>or other printed material, well ask someone else to take

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<v Speaker 1>a look before you print thousands of copies. Measure to

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<v Speaker 1>ice a great Many years ago, I was involved with

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<v Speaker 1>a newspaper that was running a very important story about

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<v Speaker 1>two local school principles resigning. At the same time, the

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<v Speaker 1>headline talked about the district losing its principles spelled with

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<v Speaker 1>an L E at the end, not an a L,

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<v Speaker 1>which turns out to be more of an editorial statement.

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<v Speaker 1>Somehow things didn't get measured twice. In any case, none

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<v Speaker 1>of us is perfect, So measure twice, cut once. All

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<v Speaker 1>you will lose is a tiny bit of time, but

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<v Speaker 1>you might save yourself a lot of time and cleaning

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<v Speaker 1>up the mess. Have you learned the hard way the

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<v Speaker 1>value of measuring twice and cutting once. I'd love to

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<v Speaker 1>hear your stories. You can reach me at Laura at

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<v Speaker 1>Laura Vanderkam dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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