WEBVTT - Treat this weekend like a vacation

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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 treat this weekend like a vacation. If

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<v Speaker 1>you do, you may feel happier over the weekend and

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<v Speaker 1>more refreshed when Monday morning rolls around. Today's tip, like

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<v Speaker 1>some other recent ones, comes from Cassie holmes book Happier Hour,

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<v Speaker 1>How to Beat Distraction, expand your time, and focus on

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<v Speaker 1>what matters most. Holmes recounts that she and fellow researchers

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<v Speaker 1>Colin West and Sandford Devo used Gallup's US Daily Poll

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<v Speaker 1>data focusing on an item about how often you take

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<v Speaker 1>trips or vacations. Holmes explains, our analyzes show that those

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<v Speaker 1>who prioritize time for vacation enjoy more positive emotion and

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<v Speaker 1>less negative emotion in their daily lives, as well as

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<v Speaker 1>greater life satisfaction overall. Now, perhaps that sounds slightly obvious

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<v Speaker 1>and hard to do anything with. Having more vacation time

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<v Speaker 1>and trips would be great alas many folks have limited

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<v Speaker 1>days off and limited funds for travel. But Holmes and

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<v Speaker 1>her research colleagues decided to then explore a related topic.

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<v Speaker 1>They noted that many of us already have regular built

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<v Speaker 1>in time off are weekends every seven days, the majority

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<v Speaker 1>of people get two days off work. Now, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>quite the same as taking a Tuesday and Wednesday off

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<v Speaker 1>when everyone else is working, but it's not bad either.

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<v Speaker 1>So they set out to explore whether treating the weekend

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<v Speaker 1>like a vacation would have similar benefits. They designed an

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<v Speaker 1>experiment and told some participants, treat this weekend like a

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<v Speaker 1>regular weekend. That is, to the extent possible, think in

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<v Speaker 1>ways and behave in ways you normally would on a weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>They told other participants, treat this weekend like a vacation.

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<v Speaker 1>That is, to the extent possible, think in ways and

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<v Speaker 1>behave in ways as though you were on a vacation.

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<v Speaker 1>The next Monday, the vacationers were, in Holmes's words, happier,

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<v Speaker 1>less stressed, and more satisfied. Plus they'd been happier during

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<v Speaker 1>the weekend too. The vacationers spent less time on housework

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<v Speaker 1>and work and more time on some pleasurable activities, and

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<v Speaker 1>they were more present during the activities they engaged in.

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<v Speaker 1>Holmes concludes that mindset matters if you reframe weekend or

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<v Speaker 1>other time off as a vacation, you will behave differently

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<v Speaker 1>and get more out of this time. She advises, give

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<v Speaker 1>yourself a break during the breaks you already have. In

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<v Speaker 1>other words, you can get more vacation feelings even without

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<v Speaker 1>additional days off if you think of your weekend time

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<v Speaker 1>off differently. This has me thinking about ways people can

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<v Speaker 1>get more of the vacation feeling into their weekends. One

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<v Speaker 1>simple way to get into a vacation mindset may be

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<v Speaker 1>to create a calendar item for Friday at five o'clock

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<v Speaker 1>or whenever it is that you get off work, reminding

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<v Speaker 1>yourself to enjoy your vacation. Just think of all the fun, relaxation,

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<v Speaker 1>and connection you can enjoy in the sixty four hours

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<v Speaker 1>of vacation. For Monday morning at nine am, if you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like some sort of fruity drink with an umbrella in it,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll go for it. But whether that is happening or not,

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<v Speaker 1>try to feel like you are embarking on a few

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<v Speaker 1>well deserved days off, because well you are. If you

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<v Speaker 1>try treating your weekend like a vacation, I'd love to

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<v Speaker 1>hear how it goes. You can reach me at Laura

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<v Speaker 1>at Laura vandercam dot com. 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 time. 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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