WEBVTT - The known is less scary than the unknown

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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 that the known is less scary than the unknown.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got a busy time coming up, or are

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<v Speaker 1>facing down a lot of responsibilities, getting a handle on

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<v Speaker 1>exactly what is going on can make everything feel less overwhelming.

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<v Speaker 1>So lately I have been reading my four year old

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<v Speaker 1>the book Tiny t Rex and the Very Dark Dark.

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<v Speaker 1>This is about a little t rex child who wants

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<v Speaker 1>to sleep outside in the backyard, but of course he

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<v Speaker 1>is frightened by the darkness, so he and his stegosaurus

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<v Speaker 1>friend hatch a plan to hang lights out there to

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<v Speaker 1>escape the grumbles and the nambies. It doesn't go entirely

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<v Speaker 1>as planned, which is good since that creates a plot.

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<v Speaker 1>But of course, one upside of being able to look

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<v Speaker 1>around in the light is that you can see that

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<v Speaker 1>there aren't any nambies lurking in the trees. The known

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<v Speaker 1>is less scary than the unknown. I think of this

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<v Speaker 1>when I turn on my flashlight while dealing with late

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<v Speaker 1>night issues in the yard, and also whenever I plan

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<v Speaker 1>my upcoming weeks. Life can get very busy with work

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<v Speaker 1>travel and work demands, and the kid's schedules and the like.

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<v Speaker 1>I know people listening to this podcast are juggling all

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<v Speaker 1>sorts of things. I've had people tell me that they

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes feel like they don't want to list everything that

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<v Speaker 1>is on their plates because they are worried they won't

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<v Speaker 1>be able to deal with it. They just don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to know. And I get it, but that's like being

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<v Speaker 1>out in the backyard with the grumbles and the nambies.

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<v Speaker 1>I really do believe that the unknown is scarier than

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<v Speaker 1>the known. When you can see everything, you can make

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<v Speaker 1>a plan to deal with it. You can tackle the

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<v Speaker 1>immediately looming things and schedule the less looming things to

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<v Speaker 1>a later time. You can figure out what you need

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<v Speaker 1>to do and what other people can help with, and

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<v Speaker 1>you can decide to let some things go and focus

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<v Speaker 1>on others that matter more instead of just dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>whatever is right in front of you at the moment.

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<v Speaker 1>You might even decide that there isn't as much as

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<v Speaker 1>you thought on your plate and you can get through

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of it with a push. Or you might

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<v Speaker 1>realize that there is a lot, but there was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a lot, whether you knew about it or not.

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<v Speaker 1>Better to be able to intelligently triage the mess. So

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<v Speaker 1>if you are facing a busy time, I encourage you

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<v Speaker 1>to make a list of everything you need to do

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<v Speaker 1>to deal with it. Take a few minutes to brainstorm

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<v Speaker 1>what's on your mind and get it out of your head.

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<v Speaker 1>Then make sure you are doing a weekly planning session

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<v Speaker 1>to figure out what needs to happen when, what can

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<v Speaker 1>you deal with in the next week, what should happen immediately,

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<v Speaker 1>and what should happen later. You can supplement this with

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<v Speaker 1>a mini session for each day. Before each workday ends,

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<v Speaker 1>make a quick list of what you're going to reasonably

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<v Speaker 1>get done the next day, or you can do it

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<v Speaker 1>in the morning. Whatever works. But there is no reason

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<v Speaker 1>to be out without a flashlight. When Tiny t Rex's

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<v Speaker 1>string of Christmas lights blue affuse, he looked up and

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<v Speaker 1>saw the stars and they provided a lot of light too.

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<v Speaker 1>That is better than closing your eyes because you are scared.

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<v Speaker 1>The known is less scary than the unknown. One way

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<v Speaker 1>or another, you are going to make it through 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 Laura vandercam dot com.

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