WEBVTT - Try a same day book

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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 to read a same-day book. That is, a

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<v Speaker 1>quick read that you can start and finish in one day.

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<v Speaker 1>Doing so can help restart your reading life and can

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<v Speaker 1>be a lot of fun, too. So I was introduced

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<v Speaker 1>to this concept of same-day books by Gretchen Rubin, author

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<v Speaker 1>of The Four Tendencies and host of the Happier podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Once I heard her use the term same-day book, I

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<v Speaker 1>knew exactly what she meant. There is something magical about

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<v Speaker 1>getting absorbed into the world of a book and finding

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<v Speaker 1>your way home all in one day. You get a

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<v Speaker 1>sense of completion from finishing a book, which is great

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<v Speaker 1>whenever it happens. but is really motivating when the finish

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<v Speaker 1>line is visible from the starting line. This is helpful

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<v Speaker 1>for people who don't have a whole lot of time

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<v Speaker 1>to read or perhaps have been in a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>a reading slump. The momentum from finishing a same-day book

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<v Speaker 1>may help you get back into the groove of reading. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>the length of book you can read in one day

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<v Speaker 1>obviously depends on how much time you have on that

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<v Speaker 1>day and how fast you read, and how dense the

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<v Speaker 1>book is. But in general, if you're perhaps on vacation,

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<v Speaker 1>or have a slow Saturday stretching out in front of you,

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe you're on a flight somewhere, you could probably

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<v Speaker 1>finish a 150 to 200 page book in a day.

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<v Speaker 1>Many books are longer than that, but not all of them.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're looking for a short read, go to

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<v Speaker 1>the library or a bookstore and browse. Looking for skinny

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<v Speaker 1>volumes is The internet can also be a big help here.

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<v Speaker 1>Search best books under 150 pages and you will find

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<v Speaker 1>plenty of suggestions. The always helpful Modern Mrs. Darcy website

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<v Speaker 1>provides lists of 16 short books or 20 short books

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<v Speaker 1>you can read in a day, plus a podcast episode

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<v Speaker 1>on short books that still feel substantial. These could be

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<v Speaker 1>great resources for you. There are plenty of classics that

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<v Speaker 1>are quite short, like The Old Man and the Sea, Stranger,

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<v Speaker 1>The Awakening, Man's Search for Meaning, The Little Prince, The

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<v Speaker 1>House on Mango Street, The Bluest Eye, The Great Gatsby,

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<v Speaker 1>or A Christmas Carol. Maybe you want something a little lighter.

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<v Speaker 1>84 Charing Cross Road or The Uncommon Reader might fit

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<v Speaker 1>the bill. I am also a fan of funny books,

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<v Speaker 1>which tend to be lighter. It's easy to read humor

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<v Speaker 1>books like Dave Barry's Offerings. in a day. It can

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<v Speaker 1>be fun to devote yourself to a long book that

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<v Speaker 1>you read over several days or weeks or even more.

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<v Speaker 1>But there is something really fun about getting through a

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<v Speaker 1>book quickly. I know a lot of us have trouble

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<v Speaker 1>abandoning books that aren't working for us, or sometimes we

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<v Speaker 1>don't spend the time carefully building up our to-be-read lists.

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<v Speaker 1>Then we find ourselves not reading for quite a while.

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe defaulting to scrolling or things like that in

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<v Speaker 1>our leisure time. It's not clear what happened to that

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<v Speaker 1>reading habit, but good habits are sometimes more fragile than

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<v Speaker 1>we would hope. A same-day book can help solve that problem.

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<v Speaker 1>You rediscover your motivation, and you also remember that reading

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<v Speaker 1>is fun. Your sense of satisfaction grows, And next thing

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you are back in the reading habit with

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<v Speaker 1>both short books and bigger ones. If you try a

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<v Speaker 1>same-day book, I'd love to hear what you choose. You

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<v Speaker 1>can reach me at laura at lauravandercam.com. I am always

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<v Speaker 1>looking for recommendations to add to my list. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening. And here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most. 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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