WEBVTT - Upgrade your home screen

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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 upgrade the background scenes on your electronics.

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<v Speaker 1>We see these home screens dozens of times per day,

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<v Speaker 1>if not more, so best to choose them thoughtfully. I

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<v Speaker 1>have realized over the years that there are two distinct

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<v Speaker 1>types of people. Some folks customize everything immediately. These folks

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<v Speaker 1>might even have wallpapered their rental apartments because it was

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<v Speaker 1>worth losing their deposits to wake up daily to the

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<v Speaker 1>pattern of their dreams. You would never catch them with

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<v Speaker 1>a default ring tone. Then there are the rest of us.

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<v Speaker 1>Our iPhones sound exactly alike when they ring. This is because, well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a functional object and it's easy to just stick

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<v Speaker 1>with whatever is there. I am all for simplicity. I

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<v Speaker 1>also like getting my rental deposits back. But for those

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<v Speaker 1>of us who fall into the ladder leave at b camp,

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<v Speaker 1>it's important to realize that we look at certain things

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<v Speaker 1>dozens of times per day or more. How many times

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<v Speaker 1>do you pick up and unlock your phone each day?

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<v Speaker 1>How often do you see the home screen on your laptop?

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<v Speaker 1>How often do you open your default browser and see

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<v Speaker 1>whatever is there. The answer is probably a lot, So

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<v Speaker 1>putting a little thought into what is there can set

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<v Speaker 1>the desired tone for your day. For instance, maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>would like to feel more calm. If so, how about

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<v Speaker 1>changing your backgrounds to be beautiful landscapes. There are plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of images in the public domain, or your apaptop might

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<v Speaker 1>even offer some good ones as alternative options if you

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<v Speaker 1>bother to look, or perhaps you have taken a photo

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<v Speaker 1>or two of your happy place a beach at sunrise,

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<v Speaker 1>a field of wild flowers. Looking at these will feel

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<v Speaker 1>more meaningful than the default image. A photo of your kids, partner, pet,

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<v Speaker 1>or circle of friends can make you smile every time

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<v Speaker 1>you see it, and if we are talking dozens of

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<v Speaker 1>times per day, who wouldn't want that many more smiles.

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<v Speaker 1>While much tech is personal these days, it's not exactly hidden,

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<v Speaker 1>so you want to choose a photo you're fine with

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<v Speaker 1>other people seeing. Indeed, you might choose something that could

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<v Speaker 1>be a good conversation starter. Yep, that is my pet turtle,

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<v Speaker 1>or that's the place where I was born, or yes,

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<v Speaker 1>my kids are way into baseball. All of these offer

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<v Speaker 1>easy inroads for someone to chat with you. Now, my

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<v Speaker 1>laptop home screen tends to be a cluttered place. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you are more minimalist, you can branch out to

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<v Speaker 1>non photo options. For instance, maybe you have a favorite quote.

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<v Speaker 1>If you put Mary Oliver's famous question what do you

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<v Speaker 1>plan to do with your one, wild and precious life?

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<v Speaker 1>On your home screen, you might start each workday inspired,

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<v Speaker 1>or you might quit your job, But either way you're

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<v Speaker 1>having a more meaningful experience than that vaguely futuristic nothingness

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<v Speaker 1>that comes as the default. As for your browser homepage,

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<v Speaker 1>if you are trying not to get distracted, headlines and

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<v Speaker 1>Facebook might not be the best choice. Your company's web

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<v Speaker 1>page might be required. But if not, another option is

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<v Speaker 1>to choose something calming like the Monterey Bay Aquariums mesmerizing

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<v Speaker 1>Jellyfish live cam. The San Diego Zoo also has some

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<v Speaker 1>great live cams that could change your food. There's lots

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<v Speaker 1>of whimsy out there. Think koala's or penguins. In between

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<v Speaker 1>intense meetings, who wouldn't want to see some koalas munching

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<v Speaker 1>happily on their eucalyptus leaves. The point is to spend

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<v Speaker 1>just a little bit of time thinking about something that

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<v Speaker 1>cumulatively we spend a lot of time seeing and since

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<v Speaker 1>everything becomes like wallpaper after a while, make sure to

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<v Speaker 1>choose a time to reevaluate your choices, maybe every six months.

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<v Speaker 1>New Year's in the fourth of July. As a listener

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<v Speaker 1>pointed out to me, you swap your photos and live

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<v Speaker 1>cams out. The view stays fresh and continues to work

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<v Speaker 1>its magic. Your work day is a little happier, and

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<v Speaker 1>you are two. In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks

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

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