WEBVTT - Now or later?

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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 for when you are facing a task that

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want to do but do need to do

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<v Speaker 1>at some point, ask yourself whether you want to do

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<v Speaker 1>the task now or later. You may wind up less

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<v Speaker 1>likely to put the task off. We have to do

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of things in life that aren't especially appealing.

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<v Speaker 1>Filling out a kid's camp form, unloading the dishwasher, cleaning

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<v Speaker 1>the inside of the refrigerator, following up about the health

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<v Speaker 1>insurance reimbursement that still hasn't been processed. I am guessing

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<v Speaker 1>that you don't want to do any of those tasks,

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<v Speaker 1>But if you have to do them, then the question

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<v Speaker 1>of whether you want to do them isn't particularly helpful,

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<v Speaker 1>So better to change the question. Don't ask yourself do

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<v Speaker 1>I want to fill out this camp form? Or do

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<v Speaker 1>I want to call the health insurance company again? Of

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<v Speaker 1>course the answer is going to be no. But if

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<v Speaker 1>you instead ask yourself, do I want to fill out

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<v Speaker 1>this camp form now or later? Or would I like

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<v Speaker 1>to call the health insurance company today or tomorrow? You

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<v Speaker 1>might find it a little easier to choose now. After all,

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<v Speaker 1>if you are headed to the beach tomorrow, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to take the camp form that is due in

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<v Speaker 1>three days with you. You'd probably rather empty the dishwasher

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<v Speaker 1>in the morning than at night while you're dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>the dinner dishes that have piled up, because nothing could

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<v Speaker 1>go in that full dishwasher all day. And if you've

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<v Speaker 1>got a quiet moment at work, you'd probably rather call

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<v Speaker 1>the insurance company than during a busier time. Asking yourself

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<v Speaker 1>whether you want to do a task now or later

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<v Speaker 1>is also helpful when you are in suboptimal working conditions

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<v Speaker 1>on a plane, in a doctor's waiting room at home,

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<v Speaker 1>but with loud work happening in a neighbor's yard, even

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<v Speaker 1>interesting work may not seem especially appealing. In those moments,

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<v Speaker 1>you may be inclined to set aside your work until

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<v Speaker 1>there is a better time or place for it. But

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<v Speaker 1>while you don't feel like working with the roofers banging around,

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<v Speaker 1>asking if you'd rather work now or later changes the calculation.

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<v Speaker 1>Would you rather do your work now amid the noise

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<v Speaker 1>or tonight when the roofers are gone and you are

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<v Speaker 1>planning on having a glass of wine by the fire

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<v Speaker 1>pit with your partner. I am guessing now is the

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<v Speaker 1>preferable option. Of course, you won't always decide to do

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<v Speaker 1>your work now and have your leisure later. Maybe on

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<v Speaker 1>a Saturday, you plan to put away your winter clothes

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<v Speaker 1>and get out your spring clothes. But then your best

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<v Speaker 1>friend says she is unexpectedly in town and asks if

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like to have lunch. Well, of course you'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to have lunch. You will take your leisure now and

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<v Speaker 1>you can do your chores later. But in any case,

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<v Speaker 1>when the question is yes or no, as in do

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like working on the plane, the answer might

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<v Speaker 1>be an easy no. But when you realize you are

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<v Speaker 1>choosing when to work and when to have your leisure,

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<v Speaker 1>you can make wiser choices between now and later. 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. Hey, everybody, I'd

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