WEBVTT - Micro-adventures make downtime more fun

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

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that micro adventures make downtime more fun. Real

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<v Speaker 1>time management masters know how to make even bits of

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<v Speaker 1>time confetti feel memorable. So my other podcast, Best of

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<v Speaker 1>Both Worlds, has a Patreon community where we meet virtually

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<v Speaker 1>once a month for a discussion. Had a recent one

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<v Speaker 1>we discussed adventures and how to build more into our lives.

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<v Speaker 1>Now everyone knows how to take a vacation, but it

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<v Speaker 1>was a little harder to come up with ideas for

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<v Speaker 1>adventures you could do without leaving home, or adventures that

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<v Speaker 1>would take the thirty minutes or less. But those are

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<v Speaker 1>far more regular scenarios than flying to the Bahamas. Many

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<v Speaker 1>of us wind up with times when we probably aren't

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<v Speaker 1>going anywhere or else we don't have a ton of time,

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<v Speaker 1>but we would rather not sit there scrolling around on

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<v Speaker 1>our phones seeing this time disappear into nothingness. So why

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<v Speaker 1>not brainstorm a few microadventures? Make a list with these

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<v Speaker 1>two categories at home and then less than thirty minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>There will probably be some overlap between the two, but

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<v Speaker 1>also some separate things as well. For instance, in thirty minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>I could make a quit stop by my local library,

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<v Speaker 1>or let the kids bike down the street to a

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<v Speaker 1>neighbor's house where they have this really awesome swing. In

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<v Speaker 1>thirty minutes, I could go walk around a nearby farm

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<v Speaker 1>that has been turned into a meadow and trails at home,

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<v Speaker 1>suggests some other ideas. A few people recalled doing taste

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<v Speaker 1>tests of different categories of food. Maybe it's apples or

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<v Speaker 1>different kinds of chicken nuggets. Maybe, if we're dealing with adults,

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<v Speaker 1>it's tasting a wine flight with three different wines from

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<v Speaker 1>the same region of New Zealand. There might be seasonal festivities,

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<v Speaker 1>like wrapping a person up in green paper and then

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<v Speaker 1>decorating them as a Christmas tree. A new baking project

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<v Speaker 1>could be an adventure with the upside of potentially producing

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<v Speaker 1>something tasty at the end. If you can go outside,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you could climb a tree. No, not just your kids,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you two. Maybe you use your outdoor fire pit

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<v Speaker 1>or light a campfire and toast marshmallows. Maybe you tell

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<v Speaker 1>ghost stories. Maybe you make a collage from a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of old magazines. If you want to be more fancy,

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<v Speaker 1>you could call it a vision board In any case,

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<v Speaker 1>I am sure if you think about it and ask

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<v Speaker 1>family members and get ideas from friends, you can come

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<v Speaker 1>up with a handful of items for each list. Remember

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<v Speaker 1>those lists are at home and less than thirty minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>What adventures could you have? Then, as you are going

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<v Speaker 1>about your day and see a spot of time, you

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<v Speaker 1>can put one of these adventures in. Just because you

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<v Speaker 1>are home on a Tuesday night doesn't mean you need

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<v Speaker 1>to count the hours until bedtime. This little spot might

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<v Speaker 1>be ripe for a microadventure. You just need to put

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<v Speaker 1>a little thought into it and you can make life

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more interesting 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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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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