WEBVTT - Leave the phone behind

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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 to try leaving your phone behind. We

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<v Speaker 1>often take our phones with us out of habit and

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<v Speaker 1>there are definitely times when they are useful, but it

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<v Speaker 1>can be an interesting experience to not have that option

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<v Speaker 1>and to see what time feels like when there is

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<v Speaker 1>no screen to dive into for a little while. A

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks ago, I went tubing on the Delaware River

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<v Speaker 1>with extended family. It was a fun activity for a

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<v Speaker 1>wide range of older kids. We brought our water shoes

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<v Speaker 1>and sunscreen, but also realized as we were parking and

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<v Speaker 1>going to get our tubes that nobody had brought any

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<v Speaker 1>waterproof bags, so we left all our phones in the car.

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<v Speaker 1>That turned out to be smart, because in the tube

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<v Speaker 1>rental place itself, they actually had a sign strongly suggesting

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<v Speaker 1>that people not take their phones. I imagine they've gotten

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of complaints over the years from people who

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<v Speaker 1>dropped their phones in the Delaware River and wondered if

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<v Speaker 1>anything could be done. Answer no, so a sign reminded

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<v Speaker 1>people that Instagram and TikTok would still be there. When

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<v Speaker 1>they got back, and just don't invite the trouble of

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<v Speaker 1>keeping track of a price and not waterproof item that

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<v Speaker 1>would never be found on the murky bottom of a

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<v Speaker 1>swift moving river. Of course, tubing with family members is

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<v Speaker 1>exactly the sort of thing you might want to take

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<v Speaker 1>a picture of. The hills and rocks we cut through

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<v Speaker 1>were certainly picturesque, as was the summer sky and all

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<v Speaker 1>the cute cousins laughing together, So it was something of

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<v Speaker 1>a shame not to be able to capture it. But

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<v Speaker 1>it was also kind of fun not to think about

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<v Speaker 1>the phone or anything related to it for a few hours.

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<v Speaker 1>And yes, I realized that this was perhaps a little

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<v Speaker 1>risky on some level, given that my toddler was with

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<v Speaker 1>a babysitter for the day. Toddlers are probably a worse

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<v Speaker 1>idea on a river than a phone. But we've known

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<v Speaker 1>this center for years, and she knew we were on

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<v Speaker 1>the river and likely unreachable, and she was resourceful enough

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<v Speaker 1>to figure out whatever she needed before we were back

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<v Speaker 1>in civilization. So we spent a few hours without the

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<v Speaker 1>phones and all went fine. I have memories in my head,

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<v Speaker 1>if not on my camera app and that's really the

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<v Speaker 1>most important place for them to be. In any case,

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<v Speaker 1>if you've been feeling a little too plugged in of late,

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<v Speaker 1>you might try creating similar conditions for yourself. Think about

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<v Speaker 1>an activity that might benefit from either full focus or

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<v Speaker 1>full relaxation. Maybe it's something like a water activity where

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<v Speaker 1>it would be inconvenient to have the phone. Tell anyone

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<v Speaker 1>who would need to reach you where you are and

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<v Speaker 1>that you won't be available for a few hours. Then

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<v Speaker 1>take a deep breath and leave the phone somewhere else

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<v Speaker 1>in your car. If we're looking at baby steps, I

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<v Speaker 1>can tell you you will probably spend more time just

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<v Speaker 1>looking at things and maybe even talking with the people

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<v Speaker 1>around you. Or maybe you'll just be bored, but that's okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes boredom leads to some interesting thoughts, or at least

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<v Speaker 1>not losing a phone. At the end of our tubing,

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<v Speaker 1>we found a couple who were searching around in the

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<v Speaker 1>water near the shore. Apparently they had brought a phone,

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<v Speaker 1>and whoops, down it went in the rapids. All we

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<v Speaker 1>lost was a pair of goggles, which was a much

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<v Speaker 1>better deal. In the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody.

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