WEBVTT - Make it attractive

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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 that if there is something you want to

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<v Speaker 1>do or use more often, see if you can make

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<v Speaker 1>that choice more physically attractive. Often a little prettiness can

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<v Speaker 1>make a good choice feel enticing. So I am probably

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<v Speaker 1>not the only person who has had the experience of

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<v Speaker 1>going to a bookstore and finding something that looks amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>Then fortunately I realized before buying that book that I

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<v Speaker 1>already own it. I just haven't read it. When something

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<v Speaker 1>is a range attractively on a shelf and a store

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<v Speaker 1>with nice lighting, it just looks more enticing then stuff

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<v Speaker 1>stacked up in the pile at home. So it goes

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<v Speaker 1>with many things. I know I should drink water during

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<v Speaker 1>the day. Now that I own a Stanley insulated cup

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<v Speaker 1>with a straw the water just feels more appealing. I

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<v Speaker 1>went to a preschool brunch the other day where there

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<v Speaker 1>were fruit bouquets on each table from edible arrangements. The

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<v Speaker 1>kids were far more excited about eating strawberries and slices

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<v Speaker 1>of canteloup on sticks than they would be if the

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<v Speaker 1>fruit looked less attractive. We like pretty things. Stores know this.

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<v Speaker 1>They want you to buy things, so they make the

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<v Speaker 1>merchandise look attractive. Of course, the food looks pretty. The

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<v Speaker 1>little notebooks are so eye catching. They arrange out fits together,

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<v Speaker 1>well styled and curated, so you want them hanging in

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<v Speaker 1>your own claws. That those pants just don't look so nice.

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<v Speaker 1>But here's the thing, they could look nice. We can

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<v Speaker 1>use this truth that pretty things are more enticing to

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<v Speaker 1>nudge ourselves to make good choices. So, for instance, you

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<v Speaker 1>can get a good water bottle if you would like

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<v Speaker 1>to drink more water, or put sparkly ice cubes or

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<v Speaker 1>bits of colorful fruit in the water if that would help.

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<v Speaker 1>If you'd like to eat more fruits or veggies, or

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<v Speaker 1>have other family members do so, then prep them like

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<v Speaker 1>a restaurant might make a multi colored fruit tray, or

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<v Speaker 1>cut up veggies into easy to grab spears and serve

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<v Speaker 1>them with a handful of colorful dips. Those pretty veggies

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<v Speaker 1>will disappear far faster then one's left in a bag

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<v Speaker 1>in the bottom of the veggie drawer. I know. Some

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<v Speaker 1>wise folks have even made their closets look like boutiques.

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<v Speaker 1>There aren't that many clothes hanging in there, but the

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<v Speaker 1>ones that make the cut are prominently displayed and arranged

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<v Speaker 1>as outfits. Getting dressed becomes like going to a fancy

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<v Speaker 1>store where everything fits and you don't have to spend

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<v Speaker 1>any more money. How cool would that be? Or we

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<v Speaker 1>can arrange our bookshelves to look a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>like bookstores and a little less like storage. That might

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<v Speaker 1>nudge us toward grabbing a book instead of walking by

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<v Speaker 1>all the mess on the way to the TV. In

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<v Speaker 1>any case, it is human nature to like pretty things.

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<v Speaker 1>We want them. They pull us in and we want

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<v Speaker 1>to take them with us. When stores do that, it

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<v Speaker 1>can be bad for our wallets. But when we do

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing with whatever positive choices we would like

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<v Speaker 1>to make, that can be a very good thing. The

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<v Speaker 1>fruits and veggies get eaten instead of just sitting there

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<v Speaker 1>until they go bad. In the meantime, This is Laura.

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

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