WEBVTT - Keep some plane time for yourself

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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 keep some airplane time for yourself. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to use all your time and transit to

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<v Speaker 1>get stuff done. You can reserve some of it for leisure.

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<v Speaker 1>I know Before Breakfast listeners like to be productive, and

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<v Speaker 1>one way to do that is by getting stuff done

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<v Speaker 1>while you are on planes. Planes can be great for

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<v Speaker 1>deep work like writing, editing, or developing ideas. You can

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<v Speaker 1>get through an email backlog, or do a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>little to dos when you are removed from everything else

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<v Speaker 1>that comes up. But I'm here to encourage you not

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<v Speaker 1>to use all your plane time for work. When you

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<v Speaker 1>decide in advance to keep some plane time for yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>you can still get plenty done, but then you also

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<v Speaker 1>won't feel guilty about doing something restorative as well. Former

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<v Speaker 1>Surgeon General Vvick Murthy recently wrote on Substack about the

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<v Speaker 1>benefits of not working on planes. He pointed out that

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<v Speaker 1>planes used to be removed from the demands of the ground,

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<v Speaker 1>but with laptops and Wi Fi, they aren't anymore. Plane

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<v Speaker 1>life used to be its own special thing, A distinct

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<v Speaker 1>experience with its own rhythm and personality. He said, Now

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<v Speaker 1>it's just ground life in a smaller seat. But it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have to be that way. Vivick suggested ways you

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<v Speaker 1>can make the sky feel like a sanctuary again. As

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<v Speaker 1>he put it, he encouraged people to designate some plain

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<v Speaker 1>time for doing nothing or doing whatever they wanted. He advised,

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<v Speaker 1>decide before you board how much time you will give

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<v Speaker 1>to the ground and how much you will keep for yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>In the time when you are not working, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>just see where your mind takes you. Who knows your

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<v Speaker 1>mind may wander in ways that can spark new ideas

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<v Speaker 1>and insights. I would add that if you plan to

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<v Speaker 1>spend some time not working, you won't feel disappointed or

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<v Speaker 1>guilty for not working the whole time, which often doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>happen in any case. I think sometimes when people don't

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<v Speaker 1>plan to use sometime for leisure, they feel bad about

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<v Speaker 1>not having worked the whole time. But sometimes that is inevitable,

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<v Speaker 1>like if the flight is bumpy or frequently delayed, or

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<v Speaker 1>you're exhausted, or something doesn't go as planned. When that

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<v Speaker 1>is the case, watching a movie is perfectly fine, and

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<v Speaker 1>if you are going to watch a movie, well you

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<v Speaker 1>may as well enjoy it. So the next time you're flying,

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<v Speaker 1>decide purposely to do some work and reserve sometime for yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>That way, you will land having gotten done whatever you

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<v Speaker 1>needed to and feeling a bit restored. It's the best

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<v Speaker 1>of both worlds. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,

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