1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to pave the desire paths. In other words, 4 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: recognize how you actually live and set up your life 5 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: to embrace your customary choices. So, desire paths, as I 6 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:36,599 Speaker 1: recently learned, are the unofficial footpaths worn by people walking them, 7 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: that is, by taking the route they desire rather than 8 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 1: a formal paved path. You know the look of these 9 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: desire paths, the warren spots and the grass, showing how 10 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: people actually get from the street corner to a building's entrance, 11 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: or how they might cross a university quad. Sometimes after 12 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: a building is built, wise urban or university planners will 13 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: wait to construct paths until they see where the desire 14 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: paths are, where do people actually walk. Once these desire 15 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: paths have been worn, the developers may lay bricks or 16 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: build sidewalks to formalize these choices. By paving the desire paths, 17 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: planners guide people on two paths that already feel attractive 18 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: and natural, and they avoid having official paths that people 19 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 1: reject in favor of walking on the grass or through 20 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: flower beds. Where their steps are kind of unwelcome. Just 21 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: as planners can pave the desire paths that pedestrians create, 22 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 1: we can pave the metaphorical desire paths in our own 23 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: lives too, by recognizing and honoring the ways of being 24 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: that suit us. This way, we can optimize our circumstances 25 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: for how we actually live. For instance, if you always 26 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: find yourself in front of the fireplace in the winter, 27 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: arrange the space so it's conducive to everything you do there. 28 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 1: Perhaps the couch is great for curling up with or 29 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: a book or having family time, but you may want 30 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: to add a table so you can use the space 31 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: for remote work during the day or for doing puzzles 32 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: in the evenings. Pave this desire path so you are 33 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: not hunched awkwardly on the sofa trying to work scrolling 34 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: instead of doing puzzles because you don't want to leave 35 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: the fire We can pave the desire paths with our 36 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: wardrobes too. If you live in jeans and sneakers, then 37 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: that is what you should buy, not dressy pants and heels. 38 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: Invest the time and money in finding good genes that 39 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: you really like to honor this wardrobe reality in terms 40 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: of time. If you have always been a night owl 41 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: your whole life, don't try to convince yourself that you 42 00:02:55,639 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: need to build an elaborate early morning routine. Instead, pave 43 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: the desire paths by recognizing that you will feel fine 44 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: exercising after work, having a later dinner, and reading into 45 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: the evening. Instead, build an evening routine schedule that makes 46 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: space for all those things that other people aim to 47 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: find space for in the morning. Let go of your 48 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: assumptions and ideas about what you ought to do. That 49 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: is where the official paths are supposed to be. It 50 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: is a waste of time and resources to pave a 51 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: path that no one takes. Instead, make your life conducive 52 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: to what you actually do, and you will create smooth 53 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: paths wherever you tread in the meantime. This is Laura. 54 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 55 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. 56 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: You can send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. 57 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at 58 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast Pod that's b E the number four then 59 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: Breakfast p o D. 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