1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:17,240 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: tip is to try a one off book club. If 4 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: you love reading and discussing books with friends but aren't 5 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: in a book club that meets regularly, consider rallying people 6 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: to read one book of shared interest and get together 7 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: to discuss. Even if you are in a normal book club, 8 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: you might enjoy the occasional one off book club as 9 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 1: well to broaden your reading horizons and discuss things with 10 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: new people. I am sure we have all had the 11 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: experience of reading a book and wanting to talk about 12 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: it with others. That's why lots of people start book 13 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: clubs well, and it is fun to hang out with friends. 14 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: But you don't need a formal, ongoing book club to 15 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: discuss a book. All you need is another willing person 16 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 1: or two, So consider organizing more one off book clubs 17 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: in your life. Perhaps you know that you and a 18 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: friend both read everything from a particular thriller author. If 19 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: that person has a new book coming out, decide in 20 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: advance that you will both read it and meet up 21 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: for a drink to discuss it two weeks after publication. 22 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: Or maybe a good friend has mentioned that a certain 23 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: literary classic is next on her TBR list. You might 24 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: move it up your list and suggest discussing it as 25 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: you both weighe through it. You might also try a 26 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: one off book club for professional matters. Maybe you work 27 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:07,279 Speaker 1: in marketing and you are always hearing people reference Chip 28 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: and Dan Heath's book Made to Stick. You've never actually 29 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: read it yourself, so you could invite a few colleagues 30 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: to read it and get together to talk about it 31 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: and figure out how you can imply insights to your work. 32 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: Or maybe you and your team would all like to 33 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: improve your time management practices. I would be thrilled if 34 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: you read one of my books together and discussed it. 35 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 1: Let me know if you do. Of course, you may 36 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: not always anticipate in advance that a book is one 37 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: you will want to discuss. That's the cool thing about reading. 38 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: Sometimes a book totally seizes us and we really want 39 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: to recruit others to read it too. So do that. 40 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: Send a text to your group chat saying how much 41 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:02,519 Speaker 1: you are enjoying a book and ask if anyone else 42 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: wants to start reading it. Next thing you know, you 43 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: will have an impromptu one off book club and be 44 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: having a lot of fun reading something cool with friends. 45 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: Ongoing book clubs are great, but for a variety of 46 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: reasons that might not be right for your life right now. 47 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: A one off book club can serve some of the 48 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: same purpose and the barriers to entry are a lot lower, 49 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: So why not give it a try. If you try 50 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: a one off book club, I would love to hear 51 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: about it. You can reach me at Laura at Laura 52 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: Vanderkam dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks 53 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. 54 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 55 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 56 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: Vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. 57 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, 58 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.