WEBVTT - Remember at the right time

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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 remind yourself about what you need

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<v Speaker 1>to do at a time when you can get it done.

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<v Speaker 1>That way, you're less likely to forget. There are a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of things people need to do in a day,

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<v Speaker 1>like pick up the dry cleaning, reschedule a dentist appointment,

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<v Speaker 1>get your boss's thoughts about an upcoming presentation. The list

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<v Speaker 1>goes on. If you are listening to this podcast, I

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<v Speaker 1>am guessing that you don't try to keep track of

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<v Speaker 1>all these obligations in your brain. You have a to

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<v Speaker 1>do list, a planner, a calendar. That is all great,

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<v Speaker 1>but sometimes the tasks need to be done at a

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<v Speaker 1>time when you aren't looking at any of these things.

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<v Speaker 1>What then you need to figure out how to remember

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<v Speaker 1>what you need to do when you can take immediate

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<v Speaker 1>action to do it. For many things, this is straightforward

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<v Speaker 1>if it requires some creativity. For instance, if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to pick up the dry cleaning on the way to work,

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<v Speaker 1>put the pickup slip on the driver's seat of your car.

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<v Speaker 1>Then when you get in the car, you'll remember. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you that you need to go pick up the dry

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<v Speaker 1>cleaning on your way to work. If you need to

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<v Speaker 1>reschedule your dentist appointment during regular business hours, you could

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<v Speaker 1>set an alarm for ten thirty am. When it goes off,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll remember, oh, yes, dentist. If you can't call right

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<v Speaker 1>then you can just snooze the reminder so you will

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<v Speaker 1>be reminded again in a few minutes. If you want

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<v Speaker 1>to check in with your boss about an upcoming presentation,

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<v Speaker 1>you might put a post it note reminder to yourself

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<v Speaker 1>on another document that you need to give her. Then

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<v Speaker 1>when you drop off the document, you will see the

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<v Speaker 1>post it and be reminded to ask her about the

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<v Speaker 1>presentation at the same time. In addition to practical tasks

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<v Speaker 1>like picking up the dry cleaning, we might have priorities

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<v Speaker 1>we want to follow through on, like choosing a healthy lunch.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite our best intentions, we can forget about these in

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<v Speaker 1>the moment. Now that might seem silly, really you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to forget to order the salad. But in her book

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<v Speaker 1>How to Change, Katie Milkman reports that forgetting is actually

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<v Speaker 1>a really common reason that people don't follow through on

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<v Speaker 1>behaviors they intend to do. Like voting or reading to

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<v Speaker 1>their kids. Milkman explains that reminders can help with priorities

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<v Speaker 1>like these two, especially if the reminders are immediately actionable.

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<v Speaker 1>Just as placing the dry cleaning ticket on your car

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<v Speaker 1>seat will remind you to go to the cleaners, you

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<v Speaker 1>can remind yourself to read to your kids by keeping

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<v Speaker 1>their toothpaste in a basket on top of their bookcase.

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<v Speaker 1>When you go to the bookcase to get the toothpaste

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<v Speaker 1>to brush their teeth. You can also choose a book

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<v Speaker 1>to read when everyone's done brushing. If you want to

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<v Speaker 1>eat healthy lunches when you're at work, maybe set a

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<v Speaker 1>calendar reminder for yourself at noon every weekday that says

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<v Speaker 1>I love salad or eat well, feel well, or whatever

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<v Speaker 1>will make you choose the healthy meal that you want

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<v Speaker 1>to choose instead of forgetting and just ordering what you

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<v Speaker 1>always do. In any case, the big idea is the same.

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<v Speaker 1>Consider the moment when you need to act on your

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<v Speaker 1>intentions and create a reminder for that moment. Any other

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<v Speaker 1>time is not going to be so helpful, but the

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<v Speaker 1>moment when you can act that is golden, and a

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<v Speaker 1>good nudge increases the chances that you follow 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>too making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd

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