WEBVTT - Plus one for good luck

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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 have what you think you need

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<v Speaker 1>plus one extra of anything critical for good luck. You'll

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<v Speaker 1>find yourself feeling really lucky if you do indeed need

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<v Speaker 1>an extra and you have it on hand. Today's tip

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<v Speaker 1>is inspired by Katherine Newman's book How to Be a

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<v Speaker 1>Person Hugely Useful, super important Skills to learn before You're

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<v Speaker 1>grown up. This resource book for tweens and teens has

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<v Speaker 1>guidance on a range of topics, such as cheering up

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<v Speaker 1>a person who's sick, falling asleep, house cleaning, and packing

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<v Speaker 1>for a trip. It's the info on packing for a

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<v Speaker 1>trip that gives us today's tip. Newman gives guidance on

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<v Speaker 1>choosing the right number of tops, bottoms, and pajamas to take.

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<v Speaker 1>For underwear, she advises packing a pair for each day,

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<v Speaker 1>plus one for good luck. This made me laugh, of course.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a good idea for anyone to pack an extra

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<v Speaker 1>pair of underwear in case you have a flight delay

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<v Speaker 1>or end up extending your trip by a day or more,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's especially prudent for younger packers who may sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>have an accident or run through a sprinkler and get soaked,

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<v Speaker 1>or fall in the mud, or need extra clothes for

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<v Speaker 1>some other reason. What I love is Newman's tone and

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<v Speaker 1>suggesting packing and extra pair of underwear for good luck.

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<v Speaker 1>She's not saying pack double the amount of clothes you need.

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<v Speaker 1>She's not even suggesting packing extras of something large, like

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<v Speaker 1>shoes that probably won't get worn, an extra pair of underwear.

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<v Speaker 1>It takes almost no base at all. And instead of

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<v Speaker 1>framing the strategic packing as being a defense against something

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<v Speaker 1>going wrong, she's framing it as good luck. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>a more whimsical way of looking at this. And if

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<v Speaker 1>you need an extra pair of underwear for some reason

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<v Speaker 1>and you have one, well, you will indeed feel lucky.

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<v Speaker 1>Adding one more of something critical is wise in a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of cases. Thinking ahead, lets us make our own

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<v Speaker 1>good luck for when we'll really need something. When you

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<v Speaker 1>are buying holiday gifts, for instance, pick up something universally

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<v Speaker 1>appealing to have on hand, just in case you mistakenly

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<v Speaker 1>left someone off your list. If you're having a big

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<v Speaker 1>group over for dinner, get a little extra food. Having

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<v Speaker 1>your dogs steal a steak you're just about to put

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<v Speaker 1>on the grill is enough to make you get an

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<v Speaker 1>extra stake or two every time you cook out in

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<v Speaker 1>the future. Avoid tears at a birthday party by getting

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<v Speaker 1>more cupcakes than you'll have people, so a dropped cupcake

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<v Speaker 1>can be easily replaced with an extra. If you've got

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<v Speaker 1>a long plane flight, pack an extra book, you can

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<v Speaker 1>do this as an e book and not use any

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<v Speaker 1>more physical space. Flight delays are much less annoying if

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<v Speaker 1>you don't find yourself halfway over the Pacific with hours

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<v Speaker 1>to go on your flight and nothing but the in

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<v Speaker 1>flight magazine to read. Download your extra e book beforehand,

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<v Speaker 1>and you will be feeling lucky. In general, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>like to own an excess of stuff, but certain everyday

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<v Speaker 1>items can benefit from your not being too minimalists. Bring

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<v Speaker 1>an extra mask in your bag, put an extra sunscreen

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<v Speaker 1>in your car. You will feel lucky if you're out

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere sunny for hours and you don't get burned. I

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<v Speaker 1>always have an extra podcast episode of two ready just

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<v Speaker 1>in case it's really so I have them if something

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<v Speaker 1>goes wrong. But I love the idea that having extras

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<v Speaker 1>is for good luck. It is good luck to have

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<v Speaker 1>them if I need them. So think about what one

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<v Speaker 1>extra of something you might need for good luck. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>a little extra is the best policy. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening and here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to

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