1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to figure out how to wait. Being 4 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: able to wait well can help make any situation feel 5 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: like less of a waste of time. So, like almost everyone, 6 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: I hate waiting, but sometimes it's inevitable, and sometimes it's 7 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: in the service of cool things. I'm thinking here of 8 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: a trip I took to Yellowstone National Park with my 9 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: older three children. Yellowstone is known for its geysers. Old 10 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: Faithful is famous for being well faithful. It goes off 11 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: every ninety one minutes on average, plus or minus about 12 00:00:55,960 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: ten minutes. Other geysers have a much long window of possibility. 13 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: My kids really wanted to see the Grand Geyser, which 14 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: promised to be grand, but the eruption window was some 15 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: time between five and six pm. So we got to 16 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: the geyser at four fifty five on a frigid afternoon, 17 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: and there we sat. I had my phone but almost 18 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: no reception, plus my hands were too cold to take 19 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: the phone out of my pockets. So how should I 20 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: spend this uncertain quantity of time? In this case, I 21 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: chatted with the kids and I walked around, partly to 22 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: keep myself warm, but also because movement is a good 23 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: way to make time pass while improving mood. It worked, 24 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: and of course all time passes. Eventually the wait time 25 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: was going to be over. The guys are erupted around 26 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: five fifty p m. And it was indeed spectacular, grand 27 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: even definitely worth the weight. We all wind up waiting 28 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: sometimes for something. On that same trip, we got stuck 29 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: behind a bison on the road. He was waddling along 30 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: at his own pace, and no power on Earth was 31 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: going to move him. We wait for planes, We wait 32 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: for water to boil. When possible, it's best to have 33 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: something to read or something to listen to. An hour 34 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: passes pleasantly with a nice podcast. My kids and I 35 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: sometimes look at old pictures on our phones together that 36 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 1: we can do even with no reception. Another person who 37 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: is waiting with you might be engaged in pleasant conversation. 38 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: Try asking about favorite memories and letting the other person talk. 39 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: Active listening can make a wait go by. Quickly, close 40 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: your eyes and think of happy memories. Close your eyes 41 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: and meditate on a single word, or walk around if 42 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: you can, but ask yourself this question, what can I 43 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: do during this waiting time that would make me happier 44 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: than I was before? It's often hard to do. We 45 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: all get impatient yep, even at a bison, or more specifically, 46 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: at the people who didn't pass the bison when he 47 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: moved to the side of the road because they wanted 48 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 1: to get pictures. But waiting can be tolerable or even 49 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 1: slightly pleasant if we try so. Today. Think of ways 50 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: you might pass time when you need to. What would 51 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: make any waiting better. Have this option ready and you 52 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: might just stop wishing time away in the meantime. This 53 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the 54 00:03:52,160 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear 55 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 56 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook 57 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: and Instagram at Before Breakfast pod. That's b the number four, 58 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: then Breakfast p o D. 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