WEBVTT - Second Cup: You have time to be human

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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 you have time to be human. There

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<v Speaker 1>is no real point in pretending you are a machine.

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<v Speaker 1>If taking a few minutes for something would make you

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<v Speaker 1>feel a lot, better, take them. So. I know we

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<v Speaker 1>are all busy these days, and I talk with many

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<v Speaker 1>people who feel like they go, go go from dawn

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<v Speaker 1>until night. Some of this might be circumstanced and some

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<v Speaker 1>might be self imposed. But if you are feeling particularly frenzied,

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<v Speaker 1>it might help to remind yourself that most small things

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<v Speaker 1>that make us feel human don't actually take that much time.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, if you want to eat breakfast, you probably

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<v Speaker 1>have time to eat breakfast. The food industry has spent

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of time and effort convincing us that we

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<v Speaker 1>have to eat bars or shakes on the go or something,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm not really sure that's true. I can attest

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<v Speaker 1>that I fry myself eggs most mornings, and it might

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<v Speaker 1>take all of two more minutes than putting a pop

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<v Speaker 1>tart in the toaster. Likewise, if you do not wish

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<v Speaker 1>to eat at your desk, then you can probably stop

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<v Speaker 1>working for a few minutes to eat lunch, go outside,

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<v Speaker 1>or at least go find a table or grab a

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<v Speaker 1>work friend and eat together. I'd add that asking someone

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<v Speaker 1>how they are doing and then listening to their answer

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<v Speaker 1>generally doesn't take that much time. Not true. Sometimes people

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<v Speaker 1>go on for a while, but even if they do it,

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<v Speaker 1>the rare person who is going to take more than

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<v Speaker 1>five minutes. Truly, five minutes is actually a really long

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<v Speaker 1>time to go on about your weekend. Most people won't

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<v Speaker 1>do that in a casual conversation, and so it is

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<v Speaker 1>okay to stop and talk to someone and not look

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<v Speaker 1>at your phone while you are doing so. You have

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<v Speaker 1>time to be a good human. Or there's this one.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you've got back to back meetings and you find

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<v Speaker 1>yourself racing between them. Guess what, you have time to

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<v Speaker 1>be human in a biological sense. If you need to

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<v Speaker 1>grab a snack or a drink of water or go

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<v Speaker 1>to the restroom, you can. You will be less than

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<v Speaker 1>five minutes late, and I'm guessing you will be a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more comfortable. Now. None of this is an excuse

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<v Speaker 1>for not doing things in a timely manner. And if

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<v Speaker 1>you are always running late to everything. It might be

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<v Speaker 1>worth looking to why that is and maybe building in

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<v Speaker 1>more time for transitions. Sometimes things truly do have to

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<v Speaker 1>happen quickly. If stopping at the bathroom means you miss

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<v Speaker 1>your flight, well maybe you just wait and go on

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<v Speaker 1>the plane. But I suspect that for a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people listening to this, your general daily schedule might have

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<v Speaker 1>a bit more given it than you think it does.

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<v Speaker 1>So if a few minutes would make you feel like

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<v Speaker 1>a human, go for it. You have time to be human,

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<v Speaker 1>because well you are one. 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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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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