Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is about finding opportunities to listen to podcasts
Speaker 1: even when you're not spending much time in the car
Speaker 1: or at home alone. If you're like a lot of
Speaker 1: podcast listeners, you listen to most of your favorite shows
Speaker 1: in the car. Maybe on the trip to work. You
Speaker 1: hit play for the first podcast and your listen now
Speaker 1: que and once it's over, the show that's up next
Speaker 1: starts playing right away. It's a great way to pass
Speaker 1: the time and hopefully learn something and be entertained too.
Speaker 1: Some people also like to listen to podcasts when they're
Speaker 1: home by themselves and tidying up, doing laundry or other
Speaker 1: tasks that don't require their full attention. But most people
Speaker 1: are in their cars a lot less these days, and
Speaker 1: for people who live with family members and roommates, it's
Speaker 1: hard to even remember being home alone. All of this
Speaker 1: means that finding time to listen to favorite shows is harder.
Speaker 1: I know my queue has gotten backed up now that
Speaker 1: I'm no longer driving kids to school or swim practice,
Speaker 1: but there are so many great podcasts that it's worth
Speaker 1: looking at your schedule and trying to find new times.
Speaker 1: Listening while exercising is an option. Hop on the treadmiller bike,
Speaker 1: put in your headphones and listen. Personally, I don't like
Speaker 1: to run outside with earbuds in. I feel safer if
Speaker 1: I can hear the cars coming up behind me, and
Speaker 1: with so many cyclists and runners and strollers out these days,
Speaker 1: it's good to be able to hear people calling on
Speaker 1: your left. My co host on the podcast Best of
Speaker 1: Both Worlds recently suggested listening with just one earbud in
Speaker 1: so you can hear a podcast and the traffic and
Speaker 1: people around you. That seems like a viable option. There
Speaker 1: are other options too. For instance, you use your headphones
Speaker 1: to listen to podcasts while doing any solo low concentration tasks.
Speaker 1: If I'm rocking the baby to sleep, I'll listen to
Speaker 1: podcasts while pacing around. If you likewise wind up sitting
Speaker 1: somewhere during bedtime battles, feel free to listen to something
Speaker 1: to make the experience more pleasant. I'll note that you
Speaker 1: can listen even if other people are around. We're all
Speaker 1: recalibrating how we spend time, and if everyone is home
Speaker 1: much of the day, it's a bit less awkward to
Speaker 1: listen while making lunch, even if your partner is sitting
Speaker 1: at the kitchen table working. Over time, we start to
Speaker 1: agree on social time and quiet time, and if you
Speaker 1: haven't feel free to have this conversation, other family members
Speaker 1: may be hoping for a little quiet podcast time too.
Speaker 1: Household chores or gardening present another great opportunity for podcast time.
Speaker 1: Are you decluttering a lot these days? I know that
Speaker 1: cleaning up or sorting through old clothes in the closet
Speaker 1: feels far less like wasted time if I'm listening to
Speaker 1: a favorite show. Family members can all listen to the
Speaker 1: same shows as they cook dinner or clean the kitchen together,
Speaker 1: rotate through people's favorites to keep everyone happy. You might
Speaker 1: recreate the old fashioned scene of a family gathered around
Speaker 1: a radio to listen to evening programming. A few people
Speaker 1: do this anymore now that we all have our own screens.
Speaker 1: But if you do a puzzle or crafts or crosswords
Speaker 1: or some other activity with your hands individually, it can
Speaker 1: be a way to have a parallel but personal experience.
Speaker 1: And finally, even if you're working from home, you might
Speaker 1: create a fake commute to help you start the day.
Speaker 1: One listener told me he took a five minute drive
Speaker 1: before the work day and listen to one of my
Speaker 1: short podcasts like this one or The New Corner Office.
Speaker 1: During the trip, you could walk around the block and
Speaker 1: do the same when you come back you're in work mode.
Speaker 1: Of course, if you have less time for podcasts, you
Speaker 1: can use the occasion to evaluate what you want here.
Speaker 1: With an hour long drive each way to work back,
Speaker 1: you might have been less choosy. Now go through your
Speaker 1: shows and see which still to quote Marie Condo, spark joy,
Speaker 1: you might also find yourself gravitating toward different sorts of
Speaker 1: podcasts these days. Remember this isn't an assignment. It's totally
Speaker 1: fine to listen to fun stuff for productivity tips and
Speaker 1: maybe take a little break from the news. Eventually things
Speaker 1: will get back to normal, and most likely you'll be
Speaker 1: in the car for way too long again. The podcasts
Speaker 1: will be there, but right now they can make folding
Speaker 1: the laundry or putting a baby to bed a little
Speaker 1: more enjoyable. When do you listen to the shows you love?
Speaker 1: Do you have any recommendations for podcasts I should check out?
Speaker 1: Let me know at Before Breakfast podcast at iHeart media
Speaker 1: dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for
Speaker 1: listening and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,
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