1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: tip is to let best of lists guide you. There 4 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: is no need to guess which movies or TV shows, 5 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: or podcasts or books you will enjoy when there are 6 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: lots of media lovers who curate lists that can point 7 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: you to great content. Let those folks do the initial 8 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: research and you can have fun with the results. So 9 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: lots of people tell me that they would like to 10 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: spend less time mindlessly glued to screens. One way to 11 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: do that, of course, is to spend less time on 12 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: screens period. That is why one of my favorite time 13 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: management rules is to do a little effortful fun before 14 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 1: effortless fun, reading for a few minutes before heading over 15 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: to Twitter, or working on that puzzle before turning on Netflix. 16 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: Even if you still wind up binging something mediocre, at 17 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: least your leisure time will feel more balanced. But whether 18 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: you do that or not, another way to achieve the 19 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: same goal is to make your screen time more mindful 20 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: and meaningful. One way to do that is with best 21 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:35,559 Speaker 1: of lists. Do a quick search online and you will 22 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: instantly find lists of the best funny movies, the best 23 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: feel good movies, the best documentaries, or the best movies 24 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: for the whole family. You can also find narrower categories 25 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: like the best movies about Italy or the best movies 26 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: about space, or very broad categories like the best movies 27 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: of all time. Any of these can be a great 28 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: starting point for your view, to say nothing of the 29 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: annual best of lists like Oscar nominees and such. Of course, 30 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: it's not just screens where best of lists can improve 31 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: your enjoyment. Best of lists are great for books and 32 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: podcasts too. For books, check out winners of the Pulitzer 33 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: Prize or the Booker Prize and the Nobel Prize for 34 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: literature from past years, or search the internet for whatever 35 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: sort of books you are looking for, the best graphic novels, 36 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: the best coming of age novels, the best presidential biographies, 37 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: or perhaps the best time management books. To be sure, 38 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: any person compiling a best of list has their own tastes, 39 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: and they might not match yours. Sometimes they have their 40 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: own biases and agendas. Not everyone who claims to be 41 00:02:54,919 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 1: an expert truly is. But so what when we are 42 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: talking about leisure screen time in particular. The stakes are 43 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: pretty low. You don't have to watch everything on a 44 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: list or read everything either. You just want a helpful 45 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: starting place and to discover some stuff that might be cool. 46 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: Maybe you will be taken with a certain actor and 47 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: leave the best of list to watch more of his work. 48 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: Maybe you will mention that great Italy documentary from a 49 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: best of list to a friend and get a recommendation 50 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: of something that is truly up your alley from her. 51 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: And if you do go straight through a best of list, 52 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: remember that someone thought this stuff was the best on 53 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: at least some dimension. You will probably have more hits 54 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: than missus. When you use a best of list, you 55 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: find out about options that somebody who is probably well informed, 56 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: thinks many people will like, so there is a good 57 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: chance you will like it too. As an added bonus, 58 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: best of lists let you be part of the conversation 59 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: about what other people are finding interesting. So try printing 60 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: up a few best of lists and saving them near 61 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 1: wherever you choose your leisure pursuits. Then when you are 62 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 1: considering how to spend your time, you've got expert guides 63 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: at the ready, and probably your leisure time will start 64 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: feeling more mindful In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks 65 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: for listening and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 66 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 67 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with 68 00:04:59,920 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at Before Breakfast Pod. 69 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: That's b E the number four then Breakfast Pod. 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