1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to make it a quest, beginning the 4 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: day or the week with the goal you want to 5 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: reach by the end of it can make time feel different, memorable, 6 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: and possibly more fun. Today's tip, like another this week, 7 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: comes from Jeffrey Davis's book Tracking Wonder, which will be 8 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: published this fall. Tracking Wonder is all about how to 9 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: reconnect with your creative self. Much of adult life can 10 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: go on autopilot after a while. You do the same 11 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: thing day after day and end the day much as 12 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: you started it. There is nothing wrong with routine, but 13 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: when we do the same thing, it's easy to think 14 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: the same things. Doing things a little differently can sometimes 15 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: spur different thoughts. Enter the quest. When I say this word, 16 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: I think of nights. The hero on horseback goes out 17 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: to slay a dragon, find his way through a dark forest, 18 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: and save for princess. It is a pursuit, a search, 19 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: a journey. Think finding three clues so you can solve 20 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: a riddle. While we are not knights on horseback or 21 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: detectives solving a case, we can adopt the quest mindset 22 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: for daily life too. Just think of a series of 23 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: different things you could figure out or find in a 24 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: period of time. Perhaps you would like to get to 25 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: know a few more people at work. You might go 26 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 1: on a quest to have a conversation with five new 27 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: people over the course of the work week. Or maybe 28 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: it's saying hello to five different neighbors in a similar 29 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: quantity of time. You could go on a quest to 30 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: find all the buildings done by a local architect. You 31 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: could go on a quest to take photos of thirty 32 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: different depictions of flowers in art at a local art museum. 33 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: These quests don't have to be profound at all. Maybe 34 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: you try leaving for work at slightly different times each 35 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: day to see which produces the shortest commute. You take 36 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: slightly different roots and see how that goes. Or you 37 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: try three different coffee shops near your office over the 38 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: week to see who has the best mate. It can 39 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: even be as silly as figuring out the best parking 40 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: space at your local mall. One day you parked near 41 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: the Italian restaurant, another day in the shade by the 42 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,399 Speaker 1: department store, and another in the back of the mall 43 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: where it's less crowded and you can exit the parking 44 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: lot quickly. Well knowing this change your life, Nope, but 45 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: it will make your trips to the mall a bit 46 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: more interesting and a bit less forgettable. When you go 47 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: to the mall in the future, you will be remembering 48 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: your different spots and what you thought about them. You 49 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: have taken a mindless experience and made it slightly more interesting. 50 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: And some quests will lead to interesting things over time. 51 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: Saying hello to new colleagues or neighbors, for instance, will 52 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: deepen connections and open doors. So today, think of a 53 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: quest you could pursue. What could you find or seek 54 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: over the next few days. What would make these days 55 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: a little bit more interesting as you sought out these clues. 56 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: Maybe there won't be dragons. Hopefully there won't be dragons, 57 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: but there might be more memorable experiences, and that is 58 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: good too. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, 59 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:47,799 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 60 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 61 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with 62 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at Before Breakfast Pod. 63 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 1: That's b The number four then Breakfast p o D. 64 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: You can also shoot me an email at before Breakfast 65 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:10,919 Speaker 1: podcast at iHeartMedia dot com that before Breakfast is spelled 66 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: out with all the letters. Thanks so much, I look 67 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: forward to staying in touch. 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