1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: tip is that you have time to be human. There 4 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: is no real point in pretending you are a machine. 5 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: If taking a few minutes for something would make you 6 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: feel a lot, better, take them. So. I know we 7 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: are all busy these days, and I talk with many 8 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: people who feel like they go, go go from dawn 9 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: until night. Some of this might be circumstanced and some 10 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: might be self imposed. But if you are feeling particularly frenzied, 11 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: it might help to remind yourself that most small things 12 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: that make us feel human don't actually take that much time. 13 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 1: For instance, if you want to eat breakfast, you probably 14 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: have time to eat breakfast. The food industry has spent 15 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: a lot of time and effort convincing us that we 16 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: have to eat bars or shakes on the go or something, 17 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: but I'm not really sure that's true. I can attest 18 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: that I fry myself eggs most mornings, and it might 19 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: take all of two more minutes than putting a pop 20 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: tart in the toaster. Likewise, if you do not wish 21 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: to eat at your desk, then you can probably stop 22 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: working for a few minutes to eat lunch, go outside, 23 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: or at least go find a table or grab a 24 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: work friend and eat together. I'd add that asking someone 25 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: how they are doing and then listening to their answer 26 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: generally doesn't take that much time. Not true. Sometimes people 27 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: go on for a while, but even if they do it, 28 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: the rare person who is going to take more than 29 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: five minutes. Truly, five minutes is actually a really long 30 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: time to go on about your weekend. Most people won't 31 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: do that in a casual conversation, and so it is 32 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: okay to stop and talk to someone and not look 33 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: at your phone while you are doing so. You have 34 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: time to be a good human. Or there's this one. 35 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 1: Maybe you've got back to back meetings and you find 36 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: yourself racing between them. Guess what, you have time to 37 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: be human in a biological sense. If you need to 38 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: grab a snack or a drink of water or go 39 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: to the restroom, you can. You will be less than 40 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: five minutes late, and I'm guessing you will be a 41 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: lot more comfortable. Now. None of this is an excuse 42 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: for not doing things in a timely manner. And if 43 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: you are always running late to everything. It might be 44 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: worth looking to why that is and maybe building in 45 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: more time for transitions. Sometimes things truly do have to 46 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: happen quickly. If stopping at the bathroom means you miss 47 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: your flight, well maybe you just wait and go on 48 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: the plane. But I suspect that for a lot of 49 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: people listening to this, your general daily schedule might have 50 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: a bit more given it than you think it does. 51 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: So if a few minutes would make you feel like 52 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: a human, go for it. You have time to be human, 53 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: because well you are one. In the meantime, this is Laura. 54 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 55 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've 56 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at 57 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a 58 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: production of iHeartMedia. 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