WEBVTT - Elevate your screen time

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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 make screen time more meaningful.

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<v Speaker 1>While people claim to be busier than ever, time diary

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<v Speaker 1>studies find that people still manage to log copious screen time.

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<v Speaker 1>It's understandable. There are a lot of shows out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and streaming services make it possible to watch whatever you want,

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<v Speaker 1>whenever you want. Adding the temptation of online headlines and

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<v Speaker 1>social media, and it's easy to see how screen time

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<v Speaker 1>can consume the bulk of our leisure hours. That's not

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<v Speaker 1>a problem in and of itself. It's just that many

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<v Speaker 1>people feel that screen time is not particularly meaningful or rejuvenating.

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<v Speaker 1>We do it because it's there, and so these hours

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<v Speaker 1>pass mindlessly. But that's not the case for everyone. I

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<v Speaker 1>recently got a note from a Before Breakfast listener named Amy,

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<v Speaker 1>who had managed to massively upgrade her screen time. Amy

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<v Speaker 1>said that she and her husband both listened to Before Breakfast,

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<v Speaker 1>and they'd figured out a way to mix ideas from

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<v Speaker 1>previous episodes on writing a list of one hundred dreams

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<v Speaker 1>and planning something fun for Sunday night. She writes that

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<v Speaker 1>we compiled a list of the fifty all time best movies,

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<v Speaker 1>a mix of classic and newer, and watched them together

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday evenings. We have fun picking out which movie

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to watch next. We play on fun snacks

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<v Speaker 1>and drinks like nachos and Margarita's, and get the kids

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<v Speaker 1>to bed on time. She notes that it is a

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<v Speaker 1>fun way to end our weekend, and we are loving

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<v Speaker 1>intentionally watching more movies instead of TV, especially older movies

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<v Speaker 1>that we would otherwise never watch, like King Kong, Rear Window,

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<v Speaker 1>and Twelve Angry Men. We also like the feeling of

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<v Speaker 1>crossing them off the list. She writes that this project

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<v Speaker 1>has made our Sunday nights feel much more fun, purposeful,

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<v Speaker 1>and a better chance to connect. I love Amy's idea.

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<v Speaker 1>Rather than just zonking out on the couch on Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>night watching whatever is there, she and her husband are

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<v Speaker 1>now spending this time intentionally. They're becoming movie experts, and

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<v Speaker 1>by seeing the best of what's out there, they're raising

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<v Speaker 1>their esthetics standards in life. How great is that? Best

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<v Speaker 1>of all, it's a project basically anyone can emulate. There

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<v Speaker 1>are plenty of books and online lists of the best

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<v Speaker 1>movies of all time, and you can use these to

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<v Speaker 1>make your own list, or if you'd like to do

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<v Speaker 1>this with TV shows, you could find a list of

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<v Speaker 1>some of the best shows of all time. Thanks to

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<v Speaker 1>streaming services. You could likely work your way through some

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<v Speaker 1>of these, reading or commentaries and histories. As you do.

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<v Speaker 1>It turns something mindless in to something sort of cerebral.

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<v Speaker 1>Amy's idea also reminded me that we can elevate all

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<v Speaker 1>our screen time if we choose to, and this is

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<v Speaker 1>something I'm definitely working on in my life. I confess

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<v Speaker 1>that I spend a fair amount of time on Instagram.

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<v Speaker 1>I also love photos of amazing interior and landscape design,

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<v Speaker 1>so I consciously added a number of accounts that show

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<v Speaker 1>the best of what's being done in those fields. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>when I am essentially killing time, I'm highly likely to

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<v Speaker 1>see at least one example of something that is stunningly

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<v Speaker 1>creative and beautiful. That's a win. So today, think about

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<v Speaker 1>the way you use screens and how you spend this time.

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<v Speaker 1>How could you elevate these choices from something mindless to

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<v Speaker 1>something mindful. What kind of project could you and your

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<v Speaker 1>family create to focus on the best rather than what's

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<v Speaker 1>just there. We could all probably spend less time on screens,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's really a win when we spend whatever time

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<v Speaker 1>we do devote to this activity in the best way possible.

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<v Speaker 1>So have you elevated your screen time? Please let me

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<v Speaker 1>know at Before Breakfast podcast at i heeart 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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<v Speaker 1>your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with

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