WEBVTT - Fight fatigue

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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 about how to fight fatigue. Many people

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<v Speaker 1>are staring down burnout these days, but it is possible

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<v Speaker 1>to make life feel better and more doable, and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>even keep your sense of optimism too. To say the

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<v Speaker 1>last eighteen months have been rough is well an understatement.

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<v Speaker 1>I know. These pandemic years have been especially rough for

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<v Speaker 1>people who have lost loved ones or who have gotten

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<v Speaker 1>sick themselves. They've been tough on parents who have been

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<v Speaker 1>dealing with anxiety and scheduled disruptions. Small business owners in

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<v Speaker 1>particular have been navigating all sorts of economic uncertainty and

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<v Speaker 1>rules that seem to change just as you get used

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<v Speaker 1>to the old ones. So we're tired, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>possible to fight fatigue. Some of this is just physical

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<v Speaker 1>self care. Forget the day at the spa. Let's focus

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<v Speaker 1>on the basics. We're less tired when we get adequate sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>If you can't change when you wake up, which many

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<v Speaker 1>responsible adults can't do, then move what time you go

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<v Speaker 1>to bed. Give yourself a nice early bedtime. Consider it

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<v Speaker 1>a treat. Going to bed early is how grown ups

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<v Speaker 1>sleep in. You will not solve the world's problems or

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<v Speaker 1>your problems by staying up late to clear out your inbox,

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<v Speaker 1>but you will be better able to solve problems in

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<v Speaker 1>the morning if you're well rested. Second, get some physical

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<v Speaker 1>activity each day. I get that you don't have time

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<v Speaker 1>to go to the gym, but you can always do something.

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<v Speaker 1>One of my cardinal time rules is to move for

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<v Speaker 1>ten minutes every day by three pm. Because that rule

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<v Speaker 1>gets you thinking strategically about the day. You look to

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<v Speaker 1>see where activity can fit you take charge of your time.

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<v Speaker 1>Just a walk will do just ten minutes. More is better,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, but if more seems overwhelming, I promise even

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<v Speaker 1>ten minutes will boost your energy levels and make life

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<v Speaker 1>feel more doable. Third, eat like your body matters. You

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<v Speaker 1>can take fifteen minutes for a meal rather than eating

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<v Speaker 1>a candy bar at your desk. If you just can't

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<v Speaker 1>make cooking work, well, maybe now is the time to

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<v Speaker 1>try one of the myriad meal delivery services out there.

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<v Speaker 1>Then there the psychological aspects of fatigue. We feel tired

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<v Speaker 1>when we don't feel like we're getting anywhere, or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>we even feel like we're making negative progress, but there

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<v Speaker 1>are a few practical things we can do here too. First,

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<v Speaker 1>see if you can offload even a few tasks. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I know there is a labor shortage going on and

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<v Speaker 1>it's really hard to hire people. But you might be

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<v Speaker 1>able to contract with a virtual assistant for a few

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<v Speaker 1>hours a week. Are bringing a student for a few

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<v Speaker 1>hours of the easy stuff? Or maybe you could tackle

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<v Speaker 1>everything with your business or your job if you had

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<v Speaker 1>a bit more help on the home front. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>need more childcare, help with the house cleaning. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I already mentioned the meal delivery idea. Second, celebrate how

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<v Speaker 1>far you've come. I mean, celebrate any when you can find.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you've got a twenty dollar discount on a regular

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<v Speaker 1>purchase that is straight to the bottom line. Maybe your

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<v Speaker 1>business got mentioned on a local website. It doesn't need

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<v Speaker 1>to be The New York Times to count. Any of

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<v Speaker 1>this can be energizing when you activate your cheering section.

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<v Speaker 1>And finally, when things are really hard, you can recognize

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<v Speaker 1>that getting through the day is enough. Yes, there are

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<v Speaker 1>a million other things that probably have to happen at

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<v Speaker 1>some point, but if today happened and wasn't a total disaster,

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<v Speaker 1>at least on the margins. Then all is okay. You

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<v Speaker 1>will deal with tomorrow when it comes. How have you

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<v Speaker 1>been fighting fatigue these last few months. I'd love to

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<v Speaker 1>hear your strategies. You can reach me at Laura at

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<v Speaker 1>Laura Vanderkamp 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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