1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:08,120 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 2: Good Morning. 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 3: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 4 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 3: tip is for when you are facing a task that 5 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 3: you don't want to do but do need to do 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 3: at some point, ask yourself whether you want to do 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 3: the task now or later. 8 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 2: You may wind up less likely to put the task off. 9 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 2: We have to do a lot of things in life 10 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 2: that aren't especially appealing. Filling out a kid's camp form, 11 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: unloading the dishwasher, cleaning the inside of the refrigerator, following 12 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 2: up about the health insurance reimbursement that still hasn't been processed. 13 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 2: I am guessing that you don't want to do any 14 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 2: of those tasks, But if you have to do them, 15 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 2: then the question of whether you want to do them 16 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 2: isn't particularly helpful, So better to change the question. Don't 17 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 2: ask yourself do I want to fill out this camp form? 18 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 2: Or do I want to call the health insurance company again? 19 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 2: Of course the answer is going to be no. But 20 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 2: if you instead ask yourself, do I want to fill 21 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 2: out this camp form now or later? Or would I 22 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 2: like to call the health insurance company today or tomorrow? 23 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,839 Speaker 2: You might find it a little easier to choose now. 24 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 2: After all, if you are headed to the beach tomorrow, 25 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 2: you don't want to take the camp form that is 26 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 2: due in three days with you. You'd probably rather empty 27 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 2: the dishwasher in the morning than at night while you're 28 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 2: dealing with the dinner dishes that have piled up, because 29 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 2: nothing could go in that full dishwasher all day. And 30 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 2: if you've got a quiet moment at work, you'd probably 31 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 2: rather call the insurance company than during a busier time. 32 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: Asking yourself whether you want to do a task now 33 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 2: or later is also helpful when you are in suboptimal 34 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 2: working conditions on a plane, in a doctor's waiting room 35 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 2: at home, but with loud work happening in a neighbor's yard, 36 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 2: even interesting work may not seem especially appealing. In those moments, 37 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 2: you may be inclined to set aside your work until 38 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: there is a better time or place for it. But 39 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 2: while you don't feel like working with the roofers banging around, 40 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 2: asking if you'd rather work now or later changes the calculation. 41 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 2: Would you rather do your work now amid the noise 42 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 2: or tonight when the roofers are gone and you are 43 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: planning on having a glass of wine by the fire 44 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 2: pit with your partner. I am guessing now is the 45 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 2: preferable option. Of course, you won't always decide to do 46 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: your work now and have your leisure later. Maybe on 47 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 2: a Saturday, you plan to put away your winter clothes 48 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 2: and get out your spring clothes. But then your best 49 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 2: friend says she is unexpectedly in town and asks if 50 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 2: you'd like to have lunch. Well, of course you'd like 51 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 2: to have lunch. You will take your leisure now and 52 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 2: you can do your chores later. But in any case, 53 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 2: when the question is yes or no, as in do 54 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 2: I feel like working on the plane, the answer might 55 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: be an easy no. But when you realize you are 56 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 2: choosing when to work and when to have your leisure, 57 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 2: you can make wiser choices between now and later. In 58 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 2: the meantime, this is Laura. 59 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 3: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 60 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 3: our time. 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