WEBVTT - Don't get too hungry

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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 a reminder to not let yourself get

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<v Speaker 1>too hungry. You are more likely to make bad decisions,

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<v Speaker 1>and it is usually pretty easy to avoid a problem

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<v Speaker 1>with a little planning. I've been on several long plane

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<v Speaker 1>flights recently where there's been something of a lack of food,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, not even much available for purchase. On one

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<v Speaker 1>particular flight, I had switched bags when packing and accidentally

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<v Speaker 1>left my usual stacks at home. Not surprisingly, I found

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<v Speaker 1>myself quite agitated, and I was having trouble focusing on

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<v Speaker 1>work as I hoped that maybe there was a stash

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<v Speaker 1>of peanut butter crackers in my carry on that I'd

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<v Speaker 1>forgotten about. Being even mildly hungry is no fun. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>we have to eat, and so our brains become very

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<v Speaker 1>fixated on eating when we don't. The issue is that

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<v Speaker 1>when we're full, it's hard to imagine being hungry, and

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<v Speaker 1>consequently we can under prepare for those moments. That doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>really matter. In some cases, my getting a little less

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<v Speaker 1>work done on the plane is just no big deal.

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<v Speaker 1>But when it does matter, It matters. One famous study

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<v Speaker 1>found that judges were more likely to grant parole to

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<v Speaker 1>prisoners if they heard the case right after lunch versus before.

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<v Speaker 1>A hungry manager might snap at an employee, when a

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<v Speaker 1>manager who had a few peanut butter crackers might have

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<v Speaker 1>listened to the explanation and calmly suggested a way to

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<v Speaker 1>solve the problem. A lack of food food means you

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<v Speaker 1>wind up with a demoralized, probably unproductive employee, So keep

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<v Speaker 1>snacks in your work bag, keep snacks in your desk drawer.

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<v Speaker 1>But beyond that, you might want to even go on

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive. Are you going into a very important presentation

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<v Speaker 1>or meeting, try to time a small, healthy snack, something

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<v Speaker 1>with some protein for about an hour before the meeting.

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<v Speaker 1>Not right before so as to avoid tummy gurgles or

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<v Speaker 1>the smell of peanut butter lingering on you, but an

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<v Speaker 1>hour before should be good to get the energy boost

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<v Speaker 1>without the digestive noises. Beyond that, look through each day's

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<v Speaker 1>schedule ahead of time. If you can see that it

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<v Speaker 1>will be packed with little opportunity to get lunch, then

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<v Speaker 1>you need to prepare for that three or four healthy

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<v Speaker 1>and substantial snacks could be eaten over the course of

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<v Speaker 1>a work day, each in five minutes. While it would

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<v Speaker 1>be better to take a lunch break, if that is

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<v Speaker 1>not possible, you want to make sure that you are

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<v Speaker 1>still fueling yourself, so pack accordingly. I would also suggest

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<v Speaker 1>not relying on their being food various places. Often there is,

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<v Speaker 1>but in this post covid era, with supply chain and

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<v Speaker 1>staffing woes, you never know for sure. I plan to

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<v Speaker 1>feed my kids at the airport once before a night flight,

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<v Speaker 1>but when we got through security at eight pm, only

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<v Speaker 1>one place was still open. You might get on a

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<v Speaker 1>flight where somehow they're even out of snack boxes, and

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<v Speaker 1>so we need to become like pioneers, bringing our provisions

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<v Speaker 1>with us. Perhaps it would be nice to pack lighter,

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<v Speaker 1>but being hungry can easily lead to bad decisions. Some

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<v Speaker 1>mistakes in life are unavoidable, but this is one that

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<v Speaker 1>can be easily solved. Best to do so when we can.

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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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