WEBVTT - Less or more 

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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 think about what you'd like less

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<v Speaker 1>of and more of in your life, and then do

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<v Speaker 1>what you can to make those adjustments. Today's tip comes

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<v Speaker 1>from Dr Christine co who I interviewed for Best of

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<v Speaker 1>Both Worlds, the podcast I co host with Sarah hart Unger.

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<v Speaker 1>Christine is the co author of the book Minimalist Parenting

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<v Speaker 1>and one of the hosts of the podcast Edit Your Life.

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<v Speaker 1>A common thread in Christine's work is helping people streamline

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<v Speaker 1>their lives with intentionality to make room for what matters.

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<v Speaker 1>On Best of Both Worlds, Christine recommended editing your life

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<v Speaker 1>by considering what you'd like less of and what you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like more of. This is a good idea anytime, but

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps especially as we re enter semi normal life with

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<v Speaker 1>the risk of COVID declining in many places, So make

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<v Speaker 1>these lists. You could fold a piece of paper in

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<v Speaker 1>half vertically and use the left column for what you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like less of, in the right side for what you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like more of. Or you could use a word document

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<v Speaker 1>or create a table two columns one for less, one

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<v Speaker 1>for more, then list anything that comes to mind. Chores

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like less of, hobbies you'd like more of. The

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<v Speaker 1>experiences or interactions you'd like to increase or decrease. People.

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<v Speaker 1>You'd like to see more of, or maybe less of.

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<v Speaker 1>Emotions you'd like to feel more or less often. Anything

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<v Speaker 1>is fair game. For instance, if you're thinking about what

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like more and less of relative to pandemic life,

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<v Speaker 1>you might think more travel, more special dinners out, more

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<v Speaker 1>play dates, more alone time, and maybe less cooking, less

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<v Speaker 1>video conferencing and less TV. You can also consider what

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like more of and less of relative to pre

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<v Speaker 1>pandemic life. Perhaps, after a year of doing things a

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<v Speaker 1>little differently, you've decided that you'd like more family dinners

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<v Speaker 1>at home, or more walks with friends, maybe less work travel.

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<v Speaker 1>Give yourself plenty of time to generate ideas of what

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like less of and more of. Sometimes one idea

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<v Speaker 1>will create a cascade of related ideas. Less unloading the

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<v Speaker 1>dishwasher might suggest less cooking and more dining out. More

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<v Speaker 1>get togethers might suggest more hugging and less loneliness. You

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<v Speaker 1>get the idea as you brainstorm what you'd like more

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<v Speaker 1>of and what you'd like less of. You don't need

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<v Speaker 1>to edit yourself or rush, just let the ideas flow.

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<v Speaker 1>You can decide later which ones you'd actually like to

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<v Speaker 1>put into action. We have a lot of opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>shape our lives, and knowing what you'd like more of

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<v Speaker 1>and what you'd like less of can help you do

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<v Speaker 1>that wisely. So what about you? What would you like

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<v Speaker 1>more of or less of? You can let me know

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<v Speaker 1>at Laura at Laura Vanderkam dot com. 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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