WEBVTT - Read in the morning

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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 read in the mornings. If you're up

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<v Speaker 1>a little before your alarm clock, spending a little time

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<v Speaker 1>reading can be a great way to make this time

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<v Speaker 1>feel satisfying. So this episode is airing right around the

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<v Speaker 1>summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, when the days are

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<v Speaker 1>the longest that they are going to get. The sun

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<v Speaker 1>is up early, and while maybe some people have great

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<v Speaker 1>blackout shades and imasks, I tend to just accept that

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<v Speaker 1>I will wake up earlier during the summer that I

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<v Speaker 1>might during the winter. If you are up before you

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<v Speaker 1>truly need to be up, what you do? I know

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of us pick up our phones and scroll.

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<v Speaker 1>It is easy, it is brainless, But then it can

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<v Speaker 1>feel like this bonus time was just thrown at something

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<v Speaker 1>you might not have actively chosen. Especially if your partner

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<v Speaker 1>or kids are still sleeping, You probably don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>get up and create a lot of noise. That's what's

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<v Speaker 1>so appealing about the phone. You can use it without

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<v Speaker 1>getting up or turning on the lights. But your phone

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<v Speaker 1>is good for more than headlines, text threads, and social media.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the best things you can do on your

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<v Speaker 1>phone is read books. Reading an ebook on your phone

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<v Speaker 1>is absolutely as easy as opening any other app, and

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<v Speaker 1>has the benefit of feeling a bit more satisfying than

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<v Speaker 1>many other apps. Lots of people say they would like

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<v Speaker 1>to read more if you're up a little early with

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<v Speaker 1>the sun during the summer, this is a great way

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<v Speaker 1>to get just a few more minutes in minutes. Add

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<v Speaker 1>up fifteen minutes a morning for just four mornings a

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<v Speaker 1>week is an extra hour, which means that in a

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<v Speaker 1>month you could read an extra book over the course

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<v Speaker 1>of the summer. That's three more books on the summer

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<v Speaker 1>reading list that you just might get through. I tend

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<v Speaker 1>to buy a lot of e books through Amazon. They

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<v Speaker 1>are cheaper than hardcover books and get delivered instantly. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>a little hack that might get you reading more. You

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<v Speaker 1>can get a free sample of most e books, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's a pretty generous sample. So even if you're not

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<v Speaker 1>sure you're going to like a book, or if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to invest the money in buying it, you can

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<v Speaker 1>get the sample, and that way you're going to know

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<v Speaker 1>by about ten percent into the book. If you are

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<v Speaker 1>going to want to read more. If you don't, no harm.

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<v Speaker 1>You're not out any money, but you still spend the

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<v Speaker 1>time reading instead of doing something else. So other retailers

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<v Speaker 1>like Barnes and Noble also sell ebooks for their eReading apps,

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<v Speaker 1>and you should check them out as well. You can

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<v Speaker 1>use the Libby app and borrow ebooks from your library.

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<v Speaker 1>This is completely free, though, as with anything that is

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<v Speaker 1>free in monetary terms, sometimes you pay in waiting time.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be harder to get a popular book

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<v Speaker 1>on Libby because there will be a line for it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why I tend to buy ebooks, as these are

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<v Speaker 1>pretty cheap entertainment in the grand scheme of things. But

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<v Speaker 1>in any case, you want to make sure you've got

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<v Speaker 1>ebooks ready to go in the morning. That way, if

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<v Speaker 1>you open your phone early in the morning in this

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<v Speaker 1>extra time, you will be ready to read. If you

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<v Speaker 1>somehow forgot to get in an e book, just go

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<v Speaker 1>to Amazon and get the free sample of whatever the

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<v Speaker 1>hot new title is and start reading that now. If

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<v Speaker 1>you are up hours before you need to be up,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a slightly different matter. Maybe you want to go

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<v Speaker 1>do a workout in that time, or start a big

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<v Speaker 1>creative project. But if it is really just a few minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>reading is probably your best bet. It feels better than scrolling,

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<v Speaker 1>but handled right really doesn't take any more effort. In

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's

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<v Speaker 1>to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening

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<v Speaker 1>to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Las, Laura vandercam

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