1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to try leaving your phone behind. We 4 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: often take our phones with us out of habit and 5 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: there are definitely times when they are useful, but it 6 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: can be an interesting experience to not have that option 7 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: and to see what time feels like when there is 8 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: no screen to dive into for a little while. A 9 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: few weeks ago, I went tubing on the Delaware River 10 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: with extended family. It was a fun activity for a 11 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: wide range of older kids. We brought our water shoes 12 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: and sunscreen, but also realized as we were parking and 13 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: going to get our tubes that nobody had brought any 14 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: waterproof bags, so we left all our phones in the car. 15 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: That turned out to be smart, because in the tube 16 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: rental place itself, they actually had a sign strongly suggesting 17 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: that people not take their phones. I imagine they've gotten 18 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: a lot of complaints over the years from people who 19 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: dropped their phones in the Delaware River and wondered if 20 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: anything could be done. Answer no, so a sign reminded 21 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 1: people that Instagram and TikTok would still be there. When 22 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: they got back, and just don't invite the trouble of 23 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: keeping track of a price and not waterproof item that 24 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: would never be found on the murky bottom of a 25 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: swift moving river. Of course, tubing with family members is 26 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: exactly the sort of thing you might want to take 27 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: a picture of. The hills and rocks we cut through 28 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: were certainly picturesque, as was the summer sky and all 29 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: the cute cousins laughing together, So it was something of 30 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: a shame not to be able to capture it. But 31 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: it was also kind of fun not to think about 32 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: the phone or anything related to it for a few hours. 33 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: And yes, I realized that this was perhaps a little 34 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: risky on some level, given that my toddler was with 35 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: a babysitter for the day. Toddlers are probably a worse 36 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: idea on a river than a phone. But we've known 37 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: this center for years, and she knew we were on 38 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: the river and likely unreachable, and she was resourceful enough 39 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: to figure out whatever she needed before we were back 40 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: in civilization. So we spent a few hours without the 41 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: phones and all went fine. I have memories in my head, 42 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: if not on my camera app and that's really the 43 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: most important place for them to be. In any case, 44 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: if you've been feeling a little too plugged in of late, 45 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: you might try creating similar conditions for yourself. Think about 46 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: an activity that might benefit from either full focus or 47 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: full relaxation. Maybe it's something like a water activity where 48 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: it would be inconvenient to have the phone. Tell anyone 49 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: who would need to reach you where you are and 50 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: that you won't be available for a few hours. Then 51 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,239 Speaker 1: take a deep breath and leave the phone somewhere else 52 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: in your car. If we're looking at baby steps, I 53 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: can tell you you will probably spend more time just 54 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: looking at things and maybe even talking with the people 55 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: around you. Or maybe you'll just be bored, but that's okay. 56 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: Sometimes boredom leads to some interesting thoughts, or at least 57 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: not losing a phone. At the end of our tubing, 58 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: we found a couple who were searching around in the 59 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: water near the shore. Apparently they had brought a phone, 60 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: and whoops, down it went in the rapids. All we 61 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: lost was a pair of goggles, which was a much 62 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: better deal. In the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening, 63 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody. 64 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 65 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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