1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,319 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 2: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:21,479 Speaker 2: tip is to schedule your TV time. Screen Time is 4 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 2: more fun and memorable when it is chosen and fits 5 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 2: into your evening like a puzzle piece, rather than taking 6 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 2: over the entire time. So I've been trying to spend 7 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 2: my evening hours better, and over the past few months 8 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 2: I've been sharing lots of suggestions with people. 9 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: About how to do that. A key part is to 10 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: set an evening intention, something that takes thirty to sixty 11 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: minutes and that you know you would enjoy. When people 12 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: hear that suggestion, many assume that setting an evening intention 13 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: is about spending life us time on screens, and it 14 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: certainly can be, but your intention can be screen time. 15 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: The key is that it is chosen and you have 16 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: thought about how to fit it into your evening. For instance, 17 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: one item on my Winter fund list this year is 18 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: to watch some basketball games. I get busy and sometimes 19 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: forget it is basketball season until the season is almost over, 20 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: So as part of planning my weeks, I have looked 21 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: up the Philadelphia seventy six ers schedule and seen when 22 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: they have games on nights where I don't have something 23 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,839 Speaker 1: else to do, watching part of the game, maybe from 24 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: seven thirty to eight thirty or so before I need 25 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: to do the bedtime routine can be my evening intention. 26 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: As this episode is first airing, lots of people will 27 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: be watching the Winter Olympics. This is definitely something special 28 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: that can be an evening intention. In particular, you could 29 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: tape the coverage, then figure out which particular sports you 30 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: most want to watch, and watch those segments during whatever 31 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: window you have. I know that for a lot of people, 32 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: watching YouTube videos has replaced watching old fashioned television. With that, 33 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: I still think we are best off choosing what we 34 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: will watch with intention. Maybe you see that one of 35 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: your favorite creators has a new video posted. You could 36 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: save that for the evening and watch that as your 37 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: evening intention. Queue it up when you know you will 38 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: have time, maybe while your kids are watching a different 39 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: video or after they go to bed. Pay full attention 40 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 1: to it rather than multitasking, and when it is done, 41 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: get off the screens and go do your next thing. 42 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: By scheduling screen time, we take charge of this time. 43 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: We choose how it fits into our our evenings. Rather 44 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: than having it fill the whole evening unintentionally. We can 45 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: even watch better things. If you and your spouse want 46 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: to watch a two hour movie on a weekday, you could. 47 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: You just need to get the kids in bed on 48 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: time and have it queued up and ready to go. 49 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: But that would make for a much more entertaining and 50 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:25,839 Speaker 1: memorable evening than watching random YouTube shorts because nobody put 51 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: any thought into it. There is a lot of great 52 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: movie and television entertainment out there. Best to actually enjoy 53 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: what we want to enjoy, rather than feeling like we've 54 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: just wasted time in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks 55 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. 56 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 57 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 58 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. 59 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,799 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, 60 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.