WEBVTT - Review the week that was

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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 take a few moments every Monday

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<v Speaker 1>morning to review the week that just ended. By thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about what happened, you can cement memories, feel gratitude, or

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<v Speaker 1>make changes if that's what needs to happen. Long time

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<v Speaker 1>Before Breakfast listeners know that I have been tracking my

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<v Speaker 1>time for over six years now. I use weekly spreadsheets

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<v Speaker 1>with half hour blocks that go from five am Monday

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<v Speaker 1>to four thirty am Sunday, well really early Monday morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Every Monday morning, I finished the time log from the

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<v Speaker 1>previous week, that is filling in how I spent the

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<v Speaker 1>latter half of day for the most part, and then

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<v Speaker 1>I archived the log and open a new one. I

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<v Speaker 1>used to do this in a fairly utilitarian fashion, but

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<v Speaker 1>as this ritual has become more ingrained over the years,

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<v Speaker 1>I've decided to become a bit more mindful about it. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Before I archive the week's log, I look it over.

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<v Speaker 1>I look at what I did. I think about high

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<v Speaker 1>moments and the memories I'd most like to take with

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<v Speaker 1>me from the week. I also sometimes let myself be

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<v Speaker 1>reminded of all that can fit in a hundred sixty

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<v Speaker 1>eight hours. It is important to me to be a

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<v Speaker 1>good steward of time, and so I look to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that I am following my own time advice. Am

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<v Speaker 1>I building in at least one big adventure and one

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<v Speaker 1>little adventury tweak? Am I taking a few hours away

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<v Speaker 1>from work and family to do something that's important for me?

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<v Speaker 1>Am I getting some physical activity each day? Am I

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<v Speaker 1>spending some time with each of my kids when it's

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<v Speaker 1>a good week. The answer to these questions is yes.

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<v Speaker 1>I archived a week this morning that featured three runs

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<v Speaker 1>on local trails, which is great in crisp fall weather,

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<v Speaker 1>plus a hike around a gorgeous lake and upstate New York,

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<v Speaker 1>where we traveled for the weekend. There was apple picking.

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<v Speaker 1>I read an entire chapter book with my six year

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<v Speaker 1>old during his bedtimes, I sang with my choir. I

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<v Speaker 1>pause to think about these things, and this provides motivation

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<v Speaker 1>to keep making these things happen in future weeks. And

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<v Speaker 1>if there is something that I don't like, well, I

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<v Speaker 1>can think about how I can change that in the future.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that most people don't track their time, though,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that most people should try. Knowing where the

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<v Speaker 1>time goes gives us a lot of insight about our

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<v Speaker 1>time and our lives. However, even if you don't keep

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<v Speaker 1>a time log, you probably do have a calendar of

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<v Speaker 1>some sort. You can look back over your calendar for

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<v Speaker 1>the past week and see what made it on there.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have a planner, you can look at that

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<v Speaker 1>and see what happened. If you keep any sort of journal,

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<v Speaker 1>you could look at that, or you could crowdsource your memories.

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<v Speaker 1>You might take a few minutes over breakfast on Monday

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<v Speaker 1>to chat with family members about highlights from the previous week. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I am suggesting an actual breakfast on Monday morning. Couple

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<v Speaker 1>it with some chat about what you're looking forward to

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<v Speaker 1>during the coming week, and you'll have a wonderful ritual

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<v Speaker 1>to launch everyone off into their separate days. Absent that,

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<v Speaker 1>you can even just pause for a few moments on

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<v Speaker 1>Monday morning to think about what happened during the previous week.

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<v Speaker 1>Memories do disappear at some point, like water under the bridge,

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<v Speaker 1>but they might still be fresh from the previous sixty

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<v Speaker 1>eight hours. This little ritual will give you a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to make these memories a little deeper so they won't

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<v Speaker 1>float away quite so fast. Now, I do know that

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<v Speaker 1>not all time is blissful. Sometimes thinking about the previous

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<v Speaker 1>week will drudge up some unpleasant memories. But it's best

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<v Speaker 1>to approach this realization with a spirit of curiosity. What

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<v Speaker 1>is done is done. What matters now is what you

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<v Speaker 1>learned from it. So if there is a stretch of

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<v Speaker 1>time or a series of activities that didn't go so

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<v Speaker 1>well during the previous week, ask what could happen differently

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<v Speaker 1>next time. If there is an answer, then the disappointment

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<v Speaker 1>served as a lesson. So it is quite useful in

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<v Speaker 1>that way. When we review the week that was, we

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<v Speaker 1>can make changes if we need to and feel great

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<v Speaker 1>full for what goes well. That is a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>payoff for a few minutes, so why not give it

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<v Speaker 1>a try. 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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