WEBVTT - Get a real alarm clock

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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 get a real alarm clock. This

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<v Speaker 1>one little change can help set you up for all

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<v Speaker 1>sorts of better habits. If you're like most modern sorts,

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<v Speaker 1>you probably use your smartphone as your alarm clock. It's

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<v Speaker 1>easy to set, and let's face it, you always have

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<v Speaker 1>your phone with you. But most of us also know

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<v Speaker 1>that maybe we should spend a bit less time on

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<v Speaker 1>our phones. And here's the issue. Using your smartphone as

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<v Speaker 1>your alarm clock means you are welcoming your phone with

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<v Speaker 1>all of its functions into your bedroom. It's easy to

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<v Speaker 1>serve social media or headlines, or check work email right

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<v Speaker 1>before bed. You know it would be better to read

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<v Speaker 1>and relax, but there's your phone. Or you might get

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<v Speaker 1>jostled out of sleep by an errant text, or feel

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<v Speaker 1>like checking email if you're up to use the bathroom

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of the night. All of these can

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<v Speaker 1>interfere with sleep, either directly or by inviting anxious thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>into your brain. And all of this can be stopped

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<v Speaker 1>with a simple switch using a real alarm clock. A

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<v Speaker 1>real dumb traditional alarm clock says the time. It will

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<v Speaker 1>wake you up when you want to get up, but

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<v Speaker 1>it won't tempt you to stay awake for an extra

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<v Speaker 1>forty five minutes as you're looking at photos of perfectly

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<v Speaker 1>organized pantries. Get a real alarm clock and you'll get

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<v Speaker 1>more sleep. Now I realized that some people really want

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<v Speaker 1>their phones in their rooms. Maybe worry that if you

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<v Speaker 1>have to leave the house suddenly, you won't be able

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<v Speaker 1>to find your phone. I get it fine enough, but

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<v Speaker 1>if you are going to use your phone as an

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<v Speaker 1>alarm clock, promise me a few things. First, you'll put

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<v Speaker 1>it in airplane mode thirty minutes before you plan to

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<v Speaker 1>go to sleep. You can still use your e reader

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<v Speaker 1>app to read books, but no more surfing. Second, you'll

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<v Speaker 1>put it somewhere at least a few feet away from

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<v Speaker 1>your bed. That way, it's not right there tempting you

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<v Speaker 1>as you try to fall asleep or if you happen

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<v Speaker 1>to wake up for a bit. And finally, keep it

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<v Speaker 1>in airplane mode all night. No texts or calls, no

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<v Speaker 1>web surfing capability unless you make a conscious choice to

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<v Speaker 1>check such things. You can if you feel you absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>need to, but doing so requires an active choice. Most

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<v Speaker 1>likely you won't bother, or you'll decide that a regular

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<v Speaker 1>old alarm clock might work for you. After all, we

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<v Speaker 1>have our phones all day long, taking the nights off

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<v Speaker 1>seems like a reasonable compromise. In the meantime, This is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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