WEBVTT - Read a short book

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to read a short book if you are

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<v Speaker 1>out of the habit of reading or are feeling tired.

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<v Speaker 1>In general, tackling something substantial can feel overwhelming, but a

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<v Speaker 1>short book is short it could be just the thing

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<v Speaker 1>to get you going. So today's tip was inspired by

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<v Speaker 1>a blog post from Modern Missus Darcy on short novels

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<v Speaker 1>to get you out of a reading slump. These were

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<v Speaker 1>all well recommended books like A Spindle Splintered or A

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<v Speaker 1>Psalm for the Wild Built that clocked in at under

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred pages or so and could be read fast.

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<v Speaker 1>As Anne Bogel, the brains behind Modern Missus Darcy, noted,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes a short book is just what you need to

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<v Speaker 1>feel like you can start reading again. I think this

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<v Speaker 1>is a great idea. Many people would like to read more,

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<v Speaker 1>but sometimes we are feeling tired or busy, or we've

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<v Speaker 1>got other negative emotions going on in our lives. When

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<v Speaker 1>a spot of leisure time appears, it is much easier

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<v Speaker 1>to watch short videos on social media. When I have

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<v Speaker 1>been in phases like that, people have sometimes suggested easy fiction,

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<v Speaker 1>like a light mystery or a romance novel. But even

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<v Speaker 1>that sometimes feels like a bit much because I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to get mentally deeply involved in a plot

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<v Speaker 1>for many hours. Even if the plot isn't exactly going

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<v Speaker 1>to require any deep thinking hmm, wonder who did it?

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<v Speaker 1>Still requires some energy. But a really short book changes things.

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<v Speaker 1>Even if you do have to follow a plot, it

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<v Speaker 1>is only going to be for an hour or two.

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<v Speaker 1>You will be able to finish in just a few sittings.

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<v Speaker 1>This feels like a lot less of an ask, and

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<v Speaker 1>so it is easier to get started, even if you

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<v Speaker 1>are getting bogged down somewhere in the middle. The finish

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<v Speaker 1>line is probably less than fifty pages away, So why

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<v Speaker 1>not look for a short book. If you'd like to

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<v Speaker 1>go literary. The Great Gatsby is less than two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>pages and moves along swiftly. You could go for something

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<v Speaker 1>that is nonfiction and motivational, like The War of Art

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<v Speaker 1>You Dora Welty's One Writer's Beginnings clocks in at just

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<v Speaker 1>over one hundred wonderful pages. Or hey, if you're listening

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<v Speaker 1>to this podcast and really like time management, there's It's

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<v Speaker 1>My Fable Juliette School of Possibilities. It's a little kick

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<v Speaker 1>in the pants that you can read in about an hour.

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<v Speaker 1>Progress creates its own momentum. You could spend the next

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks reading five or six very short books, and

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, you are the kind of person

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<v Speaker 1>who has read five or six books in the last

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks. As you are casually mentioning a book you read,

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<v Speaker 1>you might mention another, and then wow, you start to

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<v Speaker 1>feel like the kind of person who reads a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>and you are because short books are still books. Not

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<v Speaker 1>everything needs to be long. Things need to be the

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<v Speaker 1>length they are meant to be to say what they

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<v Speaker 1>need to say. That's why this podcast is only four

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<v Speaker 1>or five minutes long most days, So find the equivalent

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<v Speaker 1>in book form and maybe that can take your day

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<v Speaker 1>from great too awesome too. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>our times. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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