WEBVTT - Notice favorite colors

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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 notice favorite colors. It is a

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<v Speaker 1>simple way to please those you care about. We have

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<v Speaker 1>all observed the phenomenon of little kids choosing gifts for

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<v Speaker 1>relatives or friends that have nothing to do with the

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<v Speaker 1>recipient and everything to do with the gift giver. Yep,

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<v Speaker 1>toy dump truck for Grandma. Why not? It takes a

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<v Speaker 1>while to develop the empathy to realize that what you

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<v Speaker 1>want is not necessarily what other people want. Curiously, many

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<v Speaker 1>adults don't seem to develop this empathy either, or they

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<v Speaker 1>recognize that their own desires might not be universal, but

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<v Speaker 1>when push comes to shove, they don't really think about it.

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<v Speaker 1>One way this plays out is that if you don't

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<v Speaker 1>pay attention to other people's favorite colors, you will always

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<v Speaker 1>choose gifts or other such things for them in your

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<v Speaker 1>favorite colors. I mean, you like certain colors, so they

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<v Speaker 1>must be good colors, right. But it's really not hard

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<v Speaker 1>at all to notice what other people like and keep

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<v Speaker 1>that in mind, whether deciding on the color of frosting

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<v Speaker 1>for a cupcake or the color of a binder full

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<v Speaker 1>of materials you're giving to a colleague, or a scarf

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<v Speaker 1>you're giving to a friend. If you choose based on

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<v Speaker 1>your recipients favorite color, they are going to feel happy,

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<v Speaker 1>and as a side benefit, they will think that you

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<v Speaker 1>have excellent taste. Finding out and keeping track of others

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<v Speaker 1>favorite colors is easier to do than it seems. Kids,

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<v Speaker 1>for instance, are used to being asked their favorite colors.

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<v Speaker 1>So just ask the kids in your life what their

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<v Speaker 1>favorite colors are and record their responses wherever you keep

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<v Speaker 1>information about their family, your address book, the contacts app

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<v Speaker 1>in your phone, a spreadsheet you maintain for adults, just

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<v Speaker 1>pay attention to the colors they wear and the colors

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<v Speaker 1>in their home, and again, make a note of what

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<v Speaker 1>you notice. If your sister in law gravitates toward blue

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<v Speaker 1>green in her clothes and home descors, you can guess

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<v Speaker 1>that that is her favorite color. If your work best

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<v Speaker 1>friend has a red planner, a red wallet, and a

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<v Speaker 1>red water bottle, you can assume that that is not random.

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<v Speaker 1>If your neighbor has a forest green car and a

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<v Speaker 1>forest green front door, voila. We have a pattern. So

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<v Speaker 1>when you make observations about the colors people lean toward.

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<v Speaker 1>Just write them down. Then, the next time you are

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<v Speaker 1>deciding on a gift, fall back on their favorite colors.

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<v Speaker 1>Get the sweater in blue instead of red. If your

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<v Speaker 1>recipient loves blue, Get the birthday cupcakes with pink frosting

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<v Speaker 1>for the colleague whose wardrobe leans heavily on that color.

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<v Speaker 1>When you pay attention to favorite colors, it is easier

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<v Speaker 1>to choose hostess gifts, Birthday or holiday gifts are really anything.

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<v Speaker 1>The recipient may not think to themselves that you choose

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<v Speaker 1>a gift in their favorite color. They may just know

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<v Speaker 1>they like what you gave them. That is doubly true

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<v Speaker 1>for things that require a choice but aren't even really gifts.

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<v Speaker 1>You have a stack of folders and you need to

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<v Speaker 1>pass along some info to a fellow volunteer on a project.

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<v Speaker 1>Which color folder do you choose the person's favorite color.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a really thoughtful touch. The person will appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>it and think more warmly of you, even if they

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<v Speaker 1>can't really articulate why. This doesn't take much time and effort,

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<v Speaker 1>so why not give it a shot. In the meantime,

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