WEBVTT - How to wait 

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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 figure out how to wait. Being

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<v Speaker 1>able to wait well can help make any situation feel

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<v Speaker 1>like less of a waste of time. So, like almost everyone,

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<v Speaker 1>I hate waiting, but sometimes it's inevitable, and sometimes it's

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<v Speaker 1>in the service of cool things. I'm thinking here of

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<v Speaker 1>a trip I took to Yellowstone National Park with my

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<v Speaker 1>older three children. Yellowstone is known for its geysers. Old

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<v Speaker 1>Faithful is famous for being well faithful. It goes off

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<v Speaker 1>every ninety one minutes on average, plus or minus about

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<v Speaker 1>ten minutes. Other geysers have a much long window of possibility.

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<v Speaker 1>My kids really wanted to see the Grand Geyser, which

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<v Speaker 1>promised to be grand, but the eruption window was some

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<v Speaker 1>time between five and six pm. So we got to

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<v Speaker 1>the geyser at four fifty five on a frigid afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>and there we sat. I had my phone but almost

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<v Speaker 1>no reception, plus my hands were too cold to take

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<v Speaker 1>the phone out of my pockets. So how should I

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<v Speaker 1>spend this uncertain quantity of time? In this case, I

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<v Speaker 1>chatted with the kids and I walked around, partly to

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<v Speaker 1>keep myself warm, but also because movement is a good

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<v Speaker 1>way to make time pass while improving mood. It worked,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course all time passes. Eventually the wait time

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<v Speaker 1>was going to be over. The guys are erupted around

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<v Speaker 1>five fifty p m. And it was indeed spectacular, grand

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<v Speaker 1>even definitely worth the weight. We all wind up waiting

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes for something. On that same trip, we got stuck

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<v Speaker 1>behind a bison on the road. He was waddling along

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<v Speaker 1>at his own pace, and no power on Earth was

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<v Speaker 1>going to move him. We wait for planes, We wait

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<v Speaker 1>for water to boil. When possible, it's best to have

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<v Speaker 1>something to read or something to listen to. An hour

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<v Speaker 1>passes pleasantly with a nice podcast. My kids and I

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes look at old pictures on our phones together that

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<v Speaker 1>we can do even with no reception. Another person who

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<v Speaker 1>is waiting with you might be engaged in pleasant conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>Try asking about favorite memories and letting the other person talk.

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<v Speaker 1>Active listening can make a wait go by. Quickly, close

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<v Speaker 1>your eyes and think of happy memories. Close your eyes

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<v Speaker 1>and meditate on a single word, or walk around if

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<v Speaker 1>you can, but ask yourself this question, what can I

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<v Speaker 1>do during this waiting time that would make me happier

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<v Speaker 1>than I was before? It's often hard to do. We

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<v Speaker 1>all get impatient yep, even at a bison, or more specifically,

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<v Speaker 1>at the people who didn't pass the bison when he

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<v Speaker 1>moved to the side of the road because they wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to get pictures. But waiting can be tolerable or even

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<v Speaker 1>slightly pleasant if we try so. Today. Think of ways

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<v Speaker 1>you might pass time when you need to. What would

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<v Speaker 1>make any waiting better. Have this option ready and you

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<v Speaker 1>might just stop wishing time away in the meantime. This

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear

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