WEBVTT - One minute for anticipation 

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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 take one minute for anticipation. Pushing

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<v Speaker 1>a little treat forward, just a bit, can extend your

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<v Speaker 1>pleasure and make the experience more fun. Sometimes in the afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>I like to make myself a cup of tea, and

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<v Speaker 1>I've been trying different brands, and I recently bought one

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<v Speaker 1>that came with a more elaborate set of instructions than

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<v Speaker 1>the usual heat water, steep the tea bag routine. This

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<v Speaker 1>one noted that while the water was heating, you should

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<v Speaker 1>take a moment for anticipation. I guess of the great

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<v Speaker 1>tea experience that was about to come. It's a little silly,

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<v Speaker 1>but on the other hand, it's not a bad idea.

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<v Speaker 1>These days, you can get a lot of what you

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<v Speaker 1>want really quickly. I'm old enough to remember having to

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<v Speaker 1>wait for special movies like The Wizard of Oz to

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<v Speaker 1>be played on TV, or driving around hoping to hear

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<v Speaker 1>a new song on the radio. These days, you just

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<v Speaker 1>download or stream whatever you want whenever you want. No

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<v Speaker 1>one particularly likes waiting, but anticipation is a special kind

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<v Speaker 1>of waiting. There's a much more exciting connotation to this

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<v Speaker 1>waiting than standing in line at the d m V.

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<v Speaker 1>It is waiting eagerly for something good you know is coming.

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<v Speaker 1>When we anticipate something, we feel some of the same

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<v Speaker 1>pleasure we will during the event itself, only the pleasure

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<v Speaker 1>can last much longer. Taking a minute to anticipate the

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<v Speaker 1>tea means we're enjoying the tea for a minute longer

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<v Speaker 1>than we would we slow down. We notice some treats

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<v Speaker 1>deliberately build the waiting into the process of consumption. For

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<v Speaker 1>a while, I was really into these dark chocolate covered

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<v Speaker 1>frozen banana slices. You had to take them out of

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<v Speaker 1>the freezer and then let them sit for a minute

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<v Speaker 1>or two to thaw if you didn't want to break

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<v Speaker 1>your teeth. That extra minute kept me from gobbling the

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<v Speaker 1>chocolates down without savoring them. I don't know if those

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<v Speaker 1>baby Bell cheeses have to be wrapped in those waxes

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<v Speaker 1>or not, but the process of unwrapping the cheeses makes

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<v Speaker 1>the snack more of a ritual than it otherwise would be.

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<v Speaker 1>We can build a moment for anticipation into all sorts

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<v Speaker 1>of things. If you see an email from a friend,

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<v Speaker 1>take a minute to think about your friend and how

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<v Speaker 1>much you enjoy spending time together before you open the note.

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<v Speaker 1>If you subscribe to a magazine, take a minute to

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<v Speaker 1>look at the cover headlines and peruse the table of

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<v Speaker 1>contents and think about what you'd like to read first

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<v Speaker 1>before you dive in. Maybe don't start the new season

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<v Speaker 1>of a series as soon as it's available. Take a

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<v Speaker 1>day or two and designate a time to start watching.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll stretch out your enjoyment. After all, Eventually the good

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<v Speaker 1>thing will be over. Eventually the Christmas presents will be unwrapped,

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<v Speaker 1>the lights will come down, the chocolate will all be consumed.

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<v Speaker 1>Building in a moment for anticipation allows us to push

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<v Speaker 1>that eventuality forward and stretch the time before the good

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<v Speaker 1>thing is over into a higher proportion of our moments.

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<v Speaker 1>So today, think about what good thing you can push

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<v Speaker 1>forward just a little. I don't believe in forcing hardships

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<v Speaker 1>on ourselves for no good reason. Life is hard enough

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<v Speaker 1>as it is. But pushing something good forward a little

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't introduce a hardship. It maximizes pleasure, which I tend

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<v Speaker 1>to think is a good thing 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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