WEBVTT - Second Cup: Let 'Best of' lists guide you

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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 let best of lists guide you. There

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<v Speaker 1>is no need to guess which movies or TV shows,

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<v Speaker 1>or podcasts or books you will enjoy when there are

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<v Speaker 1>lots of media lovers who curate lists that can point

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<v Speaker 1>you to great content. Let those folks do the initial

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<v Speaker 1>research and you can have fun with the results. So

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<v Speaker 1>lots of people tell me that they would like to

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<v Speaker 1>spend less time mindlessly glued to screens. One way to

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<v Speaker 1>do that, of course, is to spend less time on

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<v Speaker 1>screens period. That is why one of my favorite time

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<v Speaker 1>management rules is to do a little effortful fun before

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<v Speaker 1>effortless fun, reading for a few minutes before heading over

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<v Speaker 1>to Twitter, or working on that puzzle before turning on Netflix.

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<v Speaker 1>Even if you still wind up binging something mediocre, at

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<v Speaker 1>least your leisure time will feel more balanced. But whether

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<v Speaker 1>you do that or not, another way to achieve the

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<v Speaker 1>same goal is to make your screen time more mindful

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<v Speaker 1>and meaningful. One way to do that is with best

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<v Speaker 1>of lists. Do a quick search online and you will

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<v Speaker 1>instantly find lists of the best funny movies, the best

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<v Speaker 1>feel good movies, the best documentaries, or the best movies

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<v Speaker 1>for the whole family. You can also find narrower categories

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<v Speaker 1>like the best movies about Italy or the best movies

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<v Speaker 1>about space, or very broad categories like the best movies

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<v Speaker 1>of all time. Any of these can be a great

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<v Speaker 1>starting point for your view, to say nothing of the

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<v Speaker 1>annual best of lists like Oscar nominees and such. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not just screens where best of lists can improve

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<v Speaker 1>your enjoyment. Best of lists are great for books and

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<v Speaker 1>podcasts too. For books, check out winners of the Pulitzer

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<v Speaker 1>Prize or the Booker Prize and the Nobel Prize for

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<v Speaker 1>literature from past years, or search the internet for whatever

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<v Speaker 1>sort of books you are looking for, the best graphic novels,

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<v Speaker 1>the best coming of age novels, the best presidential biographies,

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<v Speaker 1>or perhaps the best time management books. To be sure,

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<v Speaker 1>any person compiling a best of list has their own tastes,

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<v Speaker 1>and they might not match yours. Sometimes they have their

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<v Speaker 1>own biases and agendas. Not everyone who claims to be

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<v Speaker 1>an expert truly is. But so what when we are

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<v Speaker 1>talking about leisure screen time in particular. The stakes are

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<v Speaker 1>pretty low. You don't have to watch everything on a

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<v Speaker 1>list or read everything either. You just want a helpful

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<v Speaker 1>starting place and to discover some stuff that might be cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you will be taken with a certain actor and

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<v Speaker 1>leave the best of list to watch more of his work.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you will mention that great Italy documentary from a

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<v Speaker 1>best of list to a friend and get a recommendation

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<v Speaker 1>of something that is truly up your alley from her.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you do go straight through a best of list,

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<v Speaker 1>remember that someone thought this stuff was the best on

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<v Speaker 1>at least some dimension. You will probably have more hits

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<v Speaker 1>than missus. When you use a best of list, you

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<v Speaker 1>find out about options that somebody who is probably well informed,

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<v Speaker 1>thinks many people will like, so there is a good

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<v Speaker 1>chance you will like it too. As an added bonus,

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<v Speaker 1>best of lists let you be part of the conversation

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<v Speaker 1>about what other people are finding interesting. So try printing

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<v Speaker 1>up a few best of lists and saving them near

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<v Speaker 1>wherever you choose your leisure pursuits. Then when you are

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<v Speaker 1>considering how to spend your time, you've got expert guides

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<v Speaker 1>at the ready, and probably your leisure time will start

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<v Speaker 1>feeling more mindful In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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