WEBVTT - Make it a quest

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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 make it a quest, beginning the

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<v Speaker 1>day or the week with the goal you want to

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<v Speaker 1>reach by the end of it can make time feel different, memorable,

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<v Speaker 1>and possibly more fun. Today's tip, like another this week,

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<v Speaker 1>comes from Jeffrey Davis's book Tracking Wonder, which will be

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<v Speaker 1>published this fall. Tracking Wonder is all about how to

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<v Speaker 1>reconnect with your creative self. Much of adult life can

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<v Speaker 1>go on autopilot after a while. You do the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing day after day and end the day much as

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<v Speaker 1>you started it. There is nothing wrong with routine, but

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<v Speaker 1>when we do the same thing, it's easy to think

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<v Speaker 1>the same things. Doing things a little differently can sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>spur different thoughts. Enter the quest. When I say this word,

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<v Speaker 1>I think of nights. The hero on horseback goes out

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<v Speaker 1>to slay a dragon, find his way through a dark forest,

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<v Speaker 1>and save for princess. It is a pursuit, a search,

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<v Speaker 1>a journey. Think finding three clues so you can solve

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<v Speaker 1>a riddle. While we are not knights on horseback or

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<v Speaker 1>detectives solving a case, we can adopt the quest mindset

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<v Speaker 1>for daily life too. Just think of a series of

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<v Speaker 1>different things you could figure out or find in a

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<v Speaker 1>period of time. Perhaps you would like to get to

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<v Speaker 1>know a few more people at work. You might go

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<v Speaker 1>on a quest to have a conversation with five new

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<v Speaker 1>people over the course of the work week. Or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's saying hello to five different neighbors in a similar

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<v Speaker 1>quantity of time. You could go on a quest to

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<v Speaker 1>find all the buildings done by a local architect. You

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<v Speaker 1>could go on a quest to take photos of thirty

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<v Speaker 1>different depictions of flowers in art at a local art museum.

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<v Speaker 1>These quests don't have to be profound at all. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you try leaving for work at slightly different times each

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<v Speaker 1>day to see which produces the shortest commute. You take

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<v Speaker 1>slightly different roots and see how that goes. Or you

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<v Speaker 1>try three different coffee shops near your office over the

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<v Speaker 1>week to see who has the best mate. It can

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<v Speaker 1>even be as silly as figuring out the best parking

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<v Speaker 1>space at your local mall. One day you parked near

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<v Speaker 1>the Italian restaurant, another day in the shade by the

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<v Speaker 1>department store, and another in the back of the mall

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<v Speaker 1>where it's less crowded and you can exit the parking

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<v Speaker 1>lot quickly. Well knowing this change your life, Nope, but

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<v Speaker 1>it will make your trips to the mall a bit

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<v Speaker 1>more interesting and a bit less forgettable. When you go

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<v Speaker 1>to the mall in the future, you will be remembering

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<v Speaker 1>your different spots and what you thought about them. You

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<v Speaker 1>have taken a mindless experience and made it slightly more interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>And some quests will lead to interesting things over time.

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<v Speaker 1>Saying hello to new colleagues or neighbors, for instance, will

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<v Speaker 1>deepen connections and open doors. So today, think of a

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<v Speaker 1>quest you could pursue. What could you find or seek

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<v Speaker 1>over the next few days. What would make these days

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more interesting as you sought out these clues.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe there won't be dragons. Hopefully there won't be dragons,

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<v Speaker 1>but there might be more memorable experiences, and that is

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<v Speaker 1>good too. 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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