WEBVTT - Second Cup: Now or later?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.

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<v Speaker 2>Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 3>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 3>tip is for when you are facing a task that

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<v Speaker 3>you don't want to do but do need to do

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<v Speaker 3>at some point, ask yourself whether you want to do

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<v Speaker 3>the task now or later.

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<v Speaker 2>You may wind up less likely to put the task off.

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<v Speaker 2>We have to do a lot of things in life

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<v Speaker 2>that aren't especially appealing. Filling out a kid's camp form,

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<v Speaker 2>unloading the dishwasher, cleaning the inside of the refrigerator, following

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<v Speaker 2>up about the health insurance reimbursement that still hasn't been processed.

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<v Speaker 2>I am guessing that you don't want to do any

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<v Speaker 2>of those tasks, But if you have to do them,

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<v Speaker 2>then the question of whether you want to do them

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<v Speaker 2>isn't particularly helpful, So better to change the question. Don't

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<v Speaker 2>ask yourself do I want to fill out this camp form?

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<v Speaker 2>Or do I want to call the health insurance company again?

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<v Speaker 2>Of course the answer is going to be no. But

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<v Speaker 2>if you instead ask yourself, do I want to fill

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<v Speaker 2>out this camp form now or later? Or would I

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<v Speaker 2>like to call the health insurance company today or tomorrow?

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<v Speaker 2>You might find it a little easier to choose now.

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<v Speaker 2>After all, if you are headed to the beach tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't want to take the camp form that is

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<v Speaker 2>due in three days with you. You'd probably rather empty

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<v Speaker 2>the dishwasher in the morning than at night while you're

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with the dinner dishes that have piled up, because

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<v Speaker 2>nothing could go in that full dishwasher all day. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you've got a quiet moment at work, you'd probably

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<v Speaker 2>rather call the insurance company than during a busier time.

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<v Speaker 2>Asking yourself whether you want to do a task now

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<v Speaker 2>or later is also helpful when you are in suboptimal

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<v Speaker 2>working conditions on a plane, in a doctor's waiting room

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<v Speaker 2>at home, but with loud work happening in a neighbor's yard,

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<v Speaker 2>even interesting work may not seem especially appealing. In those moments,

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<v Speaker 2>you may be inclined to set aside your work until

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<v Speaker 2>there is a better time or place for it. But

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<v Speaker 2>while you don't feel like working with the roofers banging around,

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<v Speaker 2>asking if you'd rather work now or later changes the calculation.

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<v Speaker 2>Would you rather do your work now amid the noise

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<v Speaker 2>or tonight when the roofers are gone and you are

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<v Speaker 2>planning on having a glass of wine by the fire

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<v Speaker 2>pit with your partner. I am guessing now is the

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<v Speaker 2>preferable option. Of course, you won't always decide to do

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<v Speaker 2>your work now and have your leisure later. Maybe on

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<v Speaker 2>a Saturday, you plan to put away your winter clothes

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<v Speaker 2>and get out your spring clothes. But then your best

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<v Speaker 2>friend says she is unexpectedly in town and asks if

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<v Speaker 2>you'd like to have lunch. Well, of course you'd like

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<v Speaker 2>to have lunch. You will take your leisure now and

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<v Speaker 2>you can do your chores later. But in any case,

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<v Speaker 2>when the question is yes or no, as in do

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like working on the plane, the answer might

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<v Speaker 2>be an easy no. But when you realize you are

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<v Speaker 2>choosing when to work and when to have your leisure,

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<v Speaker 2>you can make wiser choices between now and later. In

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<v Speaker 2>the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 3>our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you.

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